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Ankylosauria
Taxonomy
Ankylosauria was named by Osborn (1923) [Named in text without description.]. It was considered monophyletic by Vickaryous et al. (2004) and Paul (2013).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Ankylosauria by Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2007), Butler et al. (2008) and Han et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Enoplosauria by Swinton (1970); to Orbitoscuta by Bakker (1986); to Ankylosauromorpha by Carpenter (2001); to Ornithischia by Romer (1956), Kuhn (1964), Romer (1966), Thulborn (1971), Ostrom (1980), McIntosh (1981), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Russell (1984), Maryanska and Osmólska (1985), Carroll (1988), Dong (1993), Buffetaut (1995), Peng et al. (2001) and Chure et al. (2006); to Thyreophora by de Valais et al. (2003), Weishampel (2004), Parish and Barrett (2004) and Butler et al. (2008); to Eurypoda by Sereno (1986), Benton (1990), Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Norman et al. (2004), Vickaryous et al. (2004), Maidment et al. (2006) and Maidment et al. (2008); and to Thyreophora by Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2007), Han et al. (2012) and Paul (2013).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Ankylosauria by Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2007), Butler et al. (2008) and Han et al. (2012).
It was assigned to Enoplosauria by Swinton (1970); to Orbitoscuta by Bakker (1986); to Ankylosauromorpha by Carpenter (2001); to Ornithischia by Romer (1956), Kuhn (1964), Romer (1966), Thulborn (1971), Ostrom (1980), McIntosh (1981), Thurmond and Jones (1981), Russell (1984), Maryanska and Osmólska (1985), Carroll (1988), Dong (1993), Buffetaut (1995), Peng et al. (2001) and Chure et al. (2006); to Thyreophora by de Valais et al. (2003), Weishampel (2004), Parish and Barrett (2004) and Butler et al. (2008); to Eurypoda by Sereno (1986), Benton (1990), Sereno (1998), Sereno (1999), Norman et al. (2004), Vickaryous et al. (2004), Maidment et al. (2006) and Maidment et al. (2008); and to Thyreophora by Sánchez-Hernández et al. (2007), Han et al. (2012) and Paul (2013).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1856 | Palaeoscincus Leidy p. 72 |
| 1856 | Palaeoscincus costatus Leidy p. 72 |
| 1860 | Palaeoscincus Leidy p. 146 |
| 1860 | Palaeoscincus costatus Leidy p. 146 |
| 1869 | Acanthopholis eucercus Seeley |
| 1870 | Palaeoscincus Cope p. 91 |
| 1870 | Palaeoscincus costatus Cope p. 99 |
| 1875 | Cryptosaurus Seeley p. 149 |
| 1875 | Priodontognathus Seeley p. 439 figs. Pl. 20 |
| 1877 | Palaeoscincus Cope p. 572 |
| 1877 | Palaeoscincus costatus Cope p. 572 |
| 1879 | Acanthopholis eucercus Seeley p. 632 |
| 1882 | Acanthopholis eucercus Sauvage p. 30 |
| 1888 | Priconodon crassus Marsh |
| 1888 | Priconodon Marsh p. 93 figs. 7-9 |
| 1888 | Priconodon crassus Marsh p. 93 figs. 7-9 |
| 1889 | Cryptodraco Lydekker pp. 45-46 |
| 1890 | Acanthopholis eucercus Woodward and Sherborn p. 209 |
| 1892 | Palaeoscincus Marsh |
| 1895 | Palaeoscincus Marsh |
| 1895 | Priconodon Marsh |
| 1896 | Palaeoscincus costatus Marsh p. 225 |
| 1896 | Palaeoscincus Marsh p. 242 |
| 1896 | Priconodon Marsh p. 242 |
| 1902 | Priconodon Hay p. 496 |
| 1902 | Priconodon crassus Hay p. 496 |
| 1902 | Palaeoscincus Hay p. 497 |
| 1902 | Palaeoscincus costatus Hay p. 497 |
| 1902 | Palaeoscincus Lambe p. 53 |
| 1902 | Palaeoscincus costatus Lambe p. 53 |
| 1902 | Palaeoscincus Nopcsa p. 101 |
| 1902 | Priodontognathus Nopcsa p. 101 |
| 1902 | Acanthopholis eucercus Nopcsa p. 102 |
| 1904 | Acanthopholis eucercus Lydekker p. 60 |
| 1905 | Palaeoscincus costatus Lambe p. 23 |
| 1905 | Palaeoscincus Lambe p. 48 |
| 1908 | Palaeoscincus Brown |
| 1908 | Palaeoscincus costatus Brown |
| 1909 | Cryptosaurus Huene p. 16 |
| 1909 | Palaeoscincus Huene p. 17 |
| 1909 | Priconodon Huene p. 17 |
| 1909 | Priodontognathus Huene p. 17 |
| 1909 | Hierosaurus Wieland |
| 1909 | Hierosaurus sternbergii Wieland |
| 1909 | Hierosaurus Wieland p. 250 figs. 1-7 |
| 1909 | Hierosaurus sternbergii Wieland p. 250 figs. 1-7 |
| 1911 | Palaeoscincus Lambe p. 9 |
| 1911 | Priconodon crassus Lull p. 176 |
| 1911 | Priconodon Lull p. 177 |
| 1911 | Priconodon crassus Lull p. 207 figs. Pl. 20:5-6 |
| 1911 | Palaeoscincus costatus Lull p. 208 |
| 1911 | Hierosaurus Wieland p. 112 |
| 1911 | Hierosaurus sternbergii Wieland pp. 113-118 figs. 1-3 |
| 1911 | Palaeoscincus Wieland p. 117 |
| 1911 | Cryptosaurus von Zittel p. 289 |
| 1911 | Hierosaurus von Zittel p. 294 |
| 1911 | Palaeoscincus von Zittel p. 294 |
| 1911 | Priconodon von Zittel p. 294 |
| 1911 | Priodontognathus von Zittel p. 295 |
| 1914 | Palaeoscincus magoder Hennig |
| 1918 | Palaeoscincus costatus Sternberg p. 89 |
| 1921 | Palaeoscincus costatus Gilmore p. 588 |
| 1921 | Priconodon crassus Gilmore p. 588 |
| 1921 | Priconodon Gilmore p. 589 |
| 1921 | Hierosaurus Lull p. 123 |
| 1921 | Hierosaurus sternbergii Lull p. 124 |
| 1923 | Palaeoscincus costatus Gilmore p. 48 |
| 1923 | Ankylosauria Osborn p. 3 |
| 1926 | Stegosaurus madagascariensis Piveteau p. 35 |
| 1928 | Polacanthoides Nopcsa p. 58ff |
| 1928 | Hierosaurus Nopcsa p. 73 |
| 1928 | Palaeoscincus Nopcsa p. 73 |
| 1928 | Polacanthoides Nopcsa p. 73 |
| 1928 | Palaeoscincus costatus Sternberg p. 102 |
| 1929 | Polacanthoides ponderosus Nopcsa |
| 1930 | Hierosaurus Russell p. 138 |
| 1930 | Hierosaurus sternbergii Russell p. 138 |
| 1930 | Palaeoscincus Russell p. 140 |
| 1930 | Palaeoscincus costatus Russell p. 143 |
| 1935 | Palaeoscincus Russell p. 117 |
| 1935 | Hierosaurus Young p. 24 |
| 1935 | Hierosaurus sternbergi Young p. 24 |
| 1935 | Palaeoscincus Young p. 24 |
| 1936 | Polacanthoides Swinton p. 218 |
| 1936 | Polacanthoides ponderosus Swinton p. 218 |
| 1940 | Palaeoscincus costatus Russell p. 3 |
| 1940 | Hierosaurus sternbergii Russell p. 23 |
| 1940 | Palaeoscincus Russell p. 27 |
| 1952 | Syrmosaurus disparoserratus Maleev p. 134 |
| 1953 | Sauroplites Bohlin p. 19 |
| 1953 | Sauroplites scutiger Bohlin p. 19 |
| 1953 | Stegosaurides Bohlin p. 66 fig. 41 |
| 1953 | Stegosaurides excavatus Bohlin p. 66 |
| 1953 | Peishansaurus Bohlin p. 67 |
| 1953 | Peishansaurus philemys Bohlin p. 67 figs. 42; Pl. 1, 9 |
| 1954 | Palaeoscincus Maleev |
| 1954 | Syrmosaurus disparoserratus Maleev pp. 162-163 fig. 15 |
| 1956 | Hierosaurus Maleev |
| 1956 | Palaeoscincus Maleev |
| 1956 | Polacanthoides Maleev |
| 1956 | Cryptodraco Romer p. 629 |
| 1956 | Ankylosauria Romer p. 634 |
| 1956 | Priconodon Romer p. 634 |
| 1956 | Hierosaurus Romer p. 635 |
| 1956 | Palaeoscincus Romer p. 636 |
| 1956 | Peishansaurus Romer p. 636 |
| 1956 | Polacanthoides Romer p. 636 |
| 1956 | Sauroplites Romer p. 636 |
| 1956 | Stegosaurides Romer p. 636 |
| 1957 | Stegosaurus madagascariensis Lapparent p. 110 |
| 1959 | Peishansaurus Huene p. 122 |
| 1959 | Sauroplites Huene p. 122 |
| 1959 | Stegosaurides Huene p. 122 |
| 1959 | Stegosaurides Young p. 8 |
| 1959 | Stegosaurides excavatus Young p. 8 |
| 1960 | Cryptodraco Delair p. 85 |
| 1964 | Cryptodraco Kuhn p. 10 |
| 1964 | Priconodon Kuhn p. 36 |
| 1964 | Priconodon crassus Kuhn p. 36 |
| 1964 | Ankylosauria Kuhn p. 39 |
| 1964 | Syrmosaurus disparoserrata Kuhn p. 39 |
| 1964 | Acanthopholis eucercus Kuhn p. 40 |
| 1964 | Hierosaurus Kuhn p. 47 |
| 1964 | Hierosaurus sternbergii Kuhn p. 47 |
| 1964 | Palaeoscincus Kuhn p. 49 |
| 1964 | Palaeoscincus costatus Kuhn p. 49 |
| 1964 | Palaeoscincus magoder Kuhn p. 49 |
| 1964 | Peishansaurus Kuhn p. 50 |
| 1964 | Peishansaurus philemys Kuhn p. 50 |
| 1964 | Polacanthoides Kuhn p. 50 |
| 1964 | Polacanthoides ponderosus Kuhn p. 50 |
| 1964 | Sauroplites Kuhn p. 51 |
| 1964 | Sauroplites scutiger Kuhn p. 51 |
| 1964 | Stegosaurides Kuhn p. 52 |
| 1964 | Stegosaurides excavatus Kuhn p. 52 |
| 1964 | Palaeoscincus Russell p. 7 |
| 1964 | Palaeoscincus costatus Russell p. 10 |
| 1965 | Palaeoscincus Simmons p. 70 |
| 1966 | Ankylosauria Romer p. 370 |
| 1966 | Cryptodraco Romer p. 370 |
| 1966 | Hierosaurus Romer p. 370 |
| 1966 | Palaeoscincus Romer p. 370 |
| 1966 | Peishansaurus Romer p. 370 |
| 1966 | Polacanthoides Romer p. 370 |
| 1966 | Priconodon Romer p. 370 |
| 1966 | Sauroplites Romer p. 370 |
| 1966 | Stegosaurides Romer p. 370 |
| 1970 | Hierosaurus sternabergii Bodily p. 37 |
| 1970 | Ankylosauria Swinton p. 117 |
| 1970 | Hierosaurus Swinton p. 253 |
| 1970 | Cryptodraco Thulborn p. 430 |
| 1971 | Ankylosauria Thulborn pp. 77-78 fig. 4 |
| 1974 | Cryptodraco Thulborn p. 172 |
| 1977 | Sauroplites Maryanska p. 98 |
| 1977 | Sauroplites scutiger Maryanska p. 98 |
| 1977 | Talarurus disparoserratus Maryanska pp. 100-101 |
| 1977 | Syrmosaurus disparoserratus Rozhdestvensky p. 113 |
| 1978 | Stegosaurides Coombs |
| 1978 | Peishansaurus Coombs, Jr. p. 144 |
| 1978 | Priconodon Coombs, Jr. p. 144 |
| 1978 | Sauroplites Coombs, Jr. p. 144 |
| 1978 | Stegosaurides Coombs, Jr. p. 144 |
| 1980 | Cryptodraco Galton p. 79 |
| 1980 | Priodontognathus Galton p. 487 |
| 1980 | Cryptodraco Galton p. 831 |
| 1980 | Priodontognathus Galton p. 831 |
| 1980 | Ankylosauria Ostrom p. 23 |
| 1981 | Priodontognathus Galton p. 39 |
| 1981 | Ankylosauria McIntosh p. 38 |
| 1981 | Ankylosauria Thurmond and Jones p. 147 |
| 1983 | Priodontognathus Galton p. 16 |
| 1983 | Priconodon crassus Galton p. 24 |
| 1984 | Cryptodraco Molnar p. 154 |
| 1984 | Palaeoscincus Russell p. 25 |
| 1984 | Ankylosauria Russell p. 29 |
| 1985 | Priodontognathus Galton p. 251 |
| 1985 | Ankylosauria Maryanska and Osmólska p. 139 fig. 1 |
| 1986 | Ankylosauria Bakker p. 461 |
| 1986 | Ankylosauria Sereno |
| 1987 | Maleevus Tumanova |
| 1987 | Maleevus disparoserratus Tumanova |
| 1987 | Palaeoscincus Tumanova |
| 1988 | Ankylosauria Carroll |
| 1988 | Cryptodraco Carroll |
| 1988 | Palaeoscincus Carroll |
| 1988 | Priodontognathus Carroll |
| 1988 | Sauroplites Carroll |
| 1988 | Stegosaurides Carroll |
| 1990 | Ankylosauria Benton p. 19 |
| 1990 | Palaeoscincus Coombs, Jr. p. 272 |
| 1992 | Peishansaurus Dong p. 166 |
| 1992 | Sauroplites Dong p. 166 |
| 1992 | Stegosaurides Dong p. 166 |
| 1993 | Ankylosauria Dong p. 259 |
| 1994 | Stegosaurides excavatus Dong p. 2098 |
| 1994 | Sauroplites Eberth et al. p. 2103 |
| 1994 | Sauroplites scutiger Eberth et al. p. 2103 |
| 1995 | Ankylosauria Buffetaut |
| 1995 | Hierosaurus Carpenter et al. p. 276 |
| 1995 | Hierosaurus sternbergii Carpenter et al. p. 276 |
| 1996 | Cryptodraco Coombs, Jr. and Deméré p. 319 |
| 1996 | Hierosaurus Coombs, Jr. and Deméré p. 319 |
| 1998 | Priconodon Carpenter and Kirkland pp. 254-255 |
| 1998 | Priconodon crassus Carpenter and Kirkland p. 254 |
| 1998 | Priconodon Lipka |
| 1998 | Priconodon crassus Lipka |
| 1998 | Ankylosauria Sereno p. 61 |
| 1999 | Ankylosauria Sereno p. 2138 fig. 2 |
| 2000 | Polacanthoides Ford p. 174 |
| 2000 | Polacanthoides ponderosus Ford p. 174 |
| 2000 | Maleevus Ford p. 176 |
| 2000 | Maleevus disparoserratus Ford p. 176 |
| 2000 | Sauroplites Ford p. 176 |
| 2000 | Sauroplites scutiger Ford p. 176 |
| 2000 | Maleevus Tumanova p. 521 |
| 2000 | Maleevus disparoserratus Tumanova pp. 521-523 |
| 2001 | Priodontognathus Barrett p. 44 |
| 2001 | Ankylosauria Carpenter p. 457 |
| 2001 | Priconodon Carpenter p. 457 |
| 2001 | Priconodon crassus Carpenter p. 457 |
| 2001 | Priconodon crassus Carpenter et al. p. 213 |
| 2001 | Ankylosauria Peng et al. p. 35 |
| 2001 | Cryptodraco Pereda Suberbiola and Galton p. 201 |
| 2003 | Ankylosauria de Valais et al. p. 631 |
| 2004 | Ankylosauria Norman et al. p. 342 fig. 15.6 |
| 2004 | Ankylosauria Parish and Barrett p. 304 |
| 2004 | Ankylosauria Vickaryous et al. p. 364 |
| 2004 | Ankylosauria Weishampel p. 323 |
| 2006 | Ankylosauria Chure et al. p. 237 |
| 2006 | Ankylosauria Maidment et al. p. 951 fig. 8 |
| 2007 | Ankylosauria Sánchez-Hernández et al. p. 206 |
| 2008 | Ankylosauria Butler et al. p. 20 figs. 2-4 |
| 2008 | Ankylosauria Maidment et al. p. 390 fig. 11 |
| 2008 | Priodontognathus Naish and Martill p. 615 |
| 2009 | Priconodon crassus Parsons and Parsons p. 734 |
| 2012 | Ankylosauria Han et al. p. 1391 fig. 14 |
| 2013 | Ankylosauria Paul |
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