Peloroplites
peh-LOR-oh-PLY-teez /peˌlɔːroʊˈplaɪtiːz/
Accepted genus
monstrous armed soldier
- pelor · Greek · monster
- hoplites · Greek · heavily armed soldier
The name combines the Greek "pelor" (monster) with "hoplites" (a heavily armed foot soldier). It refers to this large, heavily armoured nodosaurid ankylosaur. The type species, P. cedrimontanus, is named after the Cedar Mountain Formation where it was found.
- Named by
- Carpenter, Kirkland, Burge and Bird
- Year named
- 1999
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Stages
- Aptian – Albian
- Found in
- Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA
A nodosaurid ankylosaur (armoured dinosaur). Exact stage range within the Cedar Mountain Formation is uncertain, so the stage dates are approximate.