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Europelta

Europelta is an extinct genus of nodosaurid dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous (early Albian stage) of northeastern Spain. It contains a single species, Europelta carbonensis. It is the most complete ankylosaur known from Europe.[1]

Restoration of the skull

Europelta Media

  • Size comparison of Europelta and a human.

  • Mandible of the paratype specimen.

  • Cervical vertebrae and ribs of holotype.

  • Sacrum of Europelta carbonensis n. gen., n.

  • Femur, tibia, fibula and calcaneum of the paratype.

  • Larger osteoderms of holotype.

  • Dorsal osteoderms of holotype.

  • Skeletal reconstruction of Europelta.

  • Paleogeographic reconstruction of the Escucha outcrop belt.

References

  1. ↑ Kirkland, J. I.; Alcalá, L.; Loewen, M. A.; Espílez, E.; Mampel, L.; Wiersma, J. P. (2013). Butler, Richard J (ed.). "The Basal Nodosaurid Ankylosaur Europelta carbonensis n. gen., n. sp. From the Lower Cretaceous (Lower Albian) Escucha Formation of Northeastern Spain". PLOS ONE. 8 (12): e80405. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080405. PMC 3847141. PMID 24312471.


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