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  • Aletopelta
  • Aletopelta
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  • Die Fossilien von Aletopelta wurden im Süden von Kalifornien gefunden und 2001 beschrieben. Kategorie:Pflanzenfresser Kategorie:Tier der Kreidezeit Kategorie:Dinosaurier Kategorie:Dinosaurier aus dem Lexikon Kategorie:Ankylosauria
  • Aletopelta coombsi is an extinct genus of ankylosaurian ornithischian dinosaur whose fossils were found in Southern California. Etymologically, the generic name is composed of the Greek terms aletes and pelte, meaning, respectively "wandering" and "shield". This genus name was suggested by Ben Creisler because the fossil location, at the time the dinosaur died, being located on the tectonic plate containing the Peninsular Ranges Terrane, was somewhere opposite the middle of Mexico. This plate had thus been wandering northward, carrying the specimen with it. The specific epithet honors the vertebrate paleontologist Walter P. Coombs, Jr., for his ground-breaking work on ankylosaurs and his years of research, which have inspired many an enthusiast as well as professional paleontologist.
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Länge
  • Rund 4 Meter
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Name
  • Aletopelta
  • Aletopelta
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Zeitalter
  • Oberkreide
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superordo
infraordo
Species
  • *A. coombsi
Genus
  • (Kirkland & Ford, 2001)
  • Aletopelta
classis
Phylum
regnum
  • Animalia
Klassifizierung
  • Ankylosauria
Fossilfundort
  • Kalifornien, USA
abstract
  • Die Fossilien von Aletopelta wurden im Süden von Kalifornien gefunden und 2001 beschrieben. Kategorie:Pflanzenfresser Kategorie:Tier der Kreidezeit Kategorie:Dinosaurier Kategorie:Dinosaurier aus dem Lexikon Kategorie:Ankylosauria
  • Aletopelta coombsi is an extinct genus of ankylosaurian ornithischian dinosaur whose fossils were found in Southern California. Etymologically, the generic name is composed of the Greek terms aletes and pelte, meaning, respectively "wandering" and "shield". This genus name was suggested by Ben Creisler because the fossil location, at the time the dinosaur died, being located on the tectonic plate containing the Peninsular Ranges Terrane, was somewhere opposite the middle of Mexico. This plate had thus been wandering northward, carrying the specimen with it. The specific epithet honors the vertebrate paleontologist Walter P. Coombs, Jr., for his ground-breaking work on ankylosaurs and his years of research, which have inspired many an enthusiast as well as professional paleontologist.