Genus
Valid Extinct

Planicoxa

DiCroce and Carpenter 2001
Etymology Hanche plate

Planicoxa is a genus of advanced iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of North America. It is known from the partial skeletons of several individual specimens. Its fossils were discovered in Utah, United States.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
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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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Planicoxa Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Cedar Mountain
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Planicoxa venenica 121 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
T. DiCroce and K. Carpenter. 2001. A new ornithopod from the Cedar Mountain Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of eastern Utah. Mesozoic Vertebrate Life: New Research Inspired by the Paleontology of Philip J. Currie
Bibliography (1)
T. DiCroce and K. Carpenter. 2001. A new ornithopod from the Cedar Mountain Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of eastern Utah. Mesozoic Vertebrate Life: New Research Inspired by the Paleontology of Philip J. Currie