Planicoxa

flat hip

• plani- · Latin · flat (from planus)
• coxa · Latin · hip

Planicoxa combines two Latin words meaning "flat" and "hip". It refers to the flattened shape of the preacetabular process at the front of the ilium (hip bone). The type species is Planicoxa venenica.

Named by

DiCroce and Carpenter

Year named

2001

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Barremian

Found in

Cedar Mountain Formation (Yellow Cat Member), Utah, USA

An iguanodontian ornithopod. Its exact age and relationships are debated, and it is known from limited material. The stage given is approximate.