Species
Valid Extinct

Glyptodontopelta mimus

Ford 2000

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Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
11
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
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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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Glyptodontopelta Genus
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Glyptodontopelta mimus Species
Fossil sites 11 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
11
Geological formations
Ojo Alamo
7
Kirtland
4
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
7
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
4
Synonyms (1)
Edmontonia australis subjective synonym of Glyptodontopelta mimus
Bibliography
Original description
T. L. Ford. 2000. A review of ankylosaur osteoderms from New Mexico and a preliminary review of ankylosaur armor. Dinosaurs of New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 17:157-176
Bibliography (3)
S. E. Jasinski, R. M. Sullivan, and S. G. Lucas. 2011. Taxonomic composition of the Alamo Wash local fauna from the Upper Cretaceous Ojo Alamo Formation (Naashoibito Member), San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Fossil Record 3. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 53:216-271
M. E. Burns. 2008. Taxonomic utility of ankylosaur (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) osteoderms: Glyptodontopelta mimus Ford, 2000: a test case. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(4):1102-1109 DOI ↗
T. L. Ford. 2000. A review of ankylosaur osteoderms from New Mexico and a preliminary review of ankylosaur armor. Dinosaurs of New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 17:157-176