Genus
Valid Extinct

Propanoplosaurus

Stanford et al. 2011

Propanoplosaurus is a genus of herbivorous nodosaurid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Patuxent Formation of Maryland, USA. Its type specimen is a natural cast and partial natural mold of a hatchling.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Propanoplosaurus
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Impression in stone of small dinosaur "nodosaur". © https://www.si.edu/object/propanoplosaurus-marylandicus-stanford-et-al-2011:nmnhpaleobiology_10074580 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Propanoplosaurus
Propanoplosaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Parapredentata Unranked clade
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Saphornithischia Unranked clade
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Prionodontia Unranked clade
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Genasauria Unranked clade
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Thyreophora Unranked clade
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Thyreophoroidea Superfamily
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Eurypoda Unranked clade
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Ankylosauria Unranked clade
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Euankylosauria Unranked clade
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Nodosauridae Family
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Propanoplosaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
0,26 m ⓘ
Propanoplosaurus marylandicus 
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Patuxent
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Propanoplosaurus marylandicus 120 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
R. Stanford, D. B. Weishampel, and V. B. Deleon. 2011. The first hatchling dinosaur reported from the eastern United States: Propanoplosaurus marylandicus (Dinosauria: Ankylosauria) from the Early Cretaceous of Maryland, U.S.A. Journal of Paleontology 85(5):916-924 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. Stanford, D. B. Weishampel, and V. B. Deleon. 2011. The first hatchling dinosaur reported from the eastern United States: Propanoplosaurus marylandicus (Dinosauria: Ankylosauria) from the Early Cretaceous of Maryland, U.S.A. Journal of Paleontology 85(5):916-924 DOI ↗