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””’Thyreosaurus””’ is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[herbivorous]] [[stegosauria]]n [[Dinosaurs|dinosaur]] from the [[Middle Jurassic]] of [[Morocco]]. The genus contains a single species, ””’Thyreosaurus atlasicus””’. Its fossils found in rocks of the [[El Mers Group|El Mers III Formation]] ([[Bathonian]]–?[[Callovian]]) in the [[Middle Atlas]] of Morocco. Known material represented by a disarticulated partial skeleton consisting of dorsal vertebrae and ribs, a limb bone (presumably [[fibula]]) and dermal bones.<ref name=”zafaty”>{{Cite journal |last=Zafaty |first=O. |last2=Oukassou |first2=M. |last3=Riguetti |first3=F. |last4=Company |first4=J. |last5=Bendrioua |first5=S. |last6=Tabuce |first6=R. |last7=Charrière |first7=A. |last8=Pereda-Suberbiola |first8=X. |date=2024 |title=A new stegosaurian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Thyreophora) with a remarkable dermal armour from the Middle Jurassic of North Africa |journal=Gondwana Research |doi=10.1016/j.gr.2024.03.009 |doi-access=free}}</ref> |
””’Thyreosaurus””’ is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[herbivorous]] [[stegosauria]]n [[Dinosaurs|dinosaur]] from the [[Middle Jurassic]] of [[Morocco]]. The genus contains a single species, ””’Thyreosaurus atlasicus””’. Its fossils found in rocks of the [[El Mers Group|El Mers III Formation]] ([[Bathonian]]–?[[Callovian]]) in the [[Middle Atlas]] of Morocco. Known material represented by a disarticulated partial skeleton consisting of dorsal vertebrae and ribs, a limb bone (presumably [[fibula]]) and dermal bones.<ref name=”zafaty”>{{Cite journal |last=Zafaty |first=O. |last2=Oukassou |first2=M. |last3=Riguetti |first3=F. |last4=Company |first4=J. |last5=Bendrioua |first5=S. |last6=Tabuce |first6=R. |last7=Charrière |first7=A. |last8=Pereda-Suberbiola |first8=X. |date=2024 |title=A new stegosaurian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Thyreophora) with a remarkable dermal armour from the Middle Jurassic of North Africa |journal=Gondwana Research |doi=10.1016/j.gr.2024.03.009 |doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:50, 29 March 2024
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
Thyreosaurus is an extinct genus of herbivorous stegosaurian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Morocco. The genus contains a single species, Thyreosaurus atlasicus. Its fossils found in rocks of the El Mers III Formation (Bathonian–?Callovian) in the Middle Atlas of Morocco. Known material represented by a disarticulated partial skeleton consisting of dorsal vertebrae and ribs, a limb bone (presumably fibula) and dermal bones. Thyreosaurus had a unique dermal armor with an asymmetrical texture.[1]
Classification
According to the analysis carried out in the description of Thyreosaurus, it is closely related to Dacentrurus among Dacentrurinae.[1]
References
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