ammonites
Ornithopsis hulkei Seeley 1870 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Dinosauria

Alternative combination: Pelorosaurus hulkei

Synonyms: Bothriospondylus magnus Owen 1876 [objective synonym], Chondrosteosaurus magnus Owen 1876 [objective synonym]

Full reference: H. G. Seeley. 1870. On Ornithopsis, a gigantic animal of the pterodactyle kind from the Wealden. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 4 5:279-283

Belongs to Ornithopsis according to P. Upchurch et al. 2004

Sister taxon: Ornithopsis leedsii

Type specimens:

  • Ornithopsis hulkei: BMNH 28632, a set of vertebrae (posterior dorsal vertebra)
  • Bothriospondylus magnus: BMNH.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore