†Nodosaurus Marsh 1889 (ornithischian)
Reptilia - Dinosauria - Nodosauridae
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1889. Notice of gigantic horned Dinosauria from the Cretaceous. American Journal of Science 38:173-175
Parent taxon: Nodosauridae according to K. Carpenter and J. I. Kirkland 1998
Sister taxa: Aletopelta, Animantarx, Antarctopelta, Edmontonia, Edmontoniinae, Glyptodontopelta, Hungarosaurus, Liaoningosaurus, Niobrarasaurus, Nodosaurinae, Panoplosaurinae, Panoplosaurus, Pawpawsaurus, Peloroplites, Polacanthus, Sarcolestes, Sauropelta, Sauropeltinae, Silvisaurus, Stegopelta, Struthiosaurinae, Struthiosaurus, Texasetes, Zhejiangosaurus, Zhongyuansaurus, Syngonosaurus
Subtaxa: Nodosaurus textilis
Type: Nodosaurus textilis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore