Nodocephalosaurus

knob-headed lizard (literally "node head lizard")

• nodus · Latin · knot, node, knob
• kephale · Greek · head
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines a Latin word for a knot or node with Greek words for head and lizard. It refers to the bumpy, knobby ornamentation of bony armor covering the skull. The type species is N. kirtlandensis, named for the Kirtland Formation where it was found.

Named by

Sullivan

Year named

2006

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

De-na-zin Member, Kirtland Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA

Valid genus of ankylosaurid (armored dinosaur), known from a skull. The type and only species is N. kirtlandensis.