Reptilia - Dinosauria - Nodosauridae

Alternative combination: Polacanthus foxi

Synonyms: Euacanthus vectianus Owen 1897 [objective synonym], Polacanthus becklesi Hennig 1924

Full reference: W. Fox. 1866. Another new Wealden reptile. Geological Magazine 3:383

Belongs to Polacanthus according to J. M. Gasulla et al. 2011

Sister taxon: Polacanthus rudgwickensis

Type specimens:

• Polacanthus foxii: USNM 4752, a partial skeleton (scapulocoracoid). Its type locality is east of Barne's Chine (BMNH), which is in a Barremian/Aptian marine claystone in the Wessex Formation of the United Kingdom.
• Euacanthus vectianus: BMNH R.175.
• Polacanthus becklesi: BMNH R.1926.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 519.4, humerus length 402.1, scapulocoracoid length 380.0, tibia length 376.1

Estimated body mass: 583.7 kg based on femur length