Pleuropeltus
ploor-oh-PEL-tus /ˌplʊərəˈpɛltəs/
Synonym of Struthiosaurus
side shield
- pleuron · Greek · side, rib
- pelte · Greek · shield
The name combines Greek words for "side" or "rib" and "shield". It most likely refers to the armour plates of this armoured dinosaur. It was coined by Harry Seeley for fossils from the Gosau beds of Austria.
- Named by
- Seeley
- Year named
- 1881
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Found in
- Gosau Formation, Austria
Pleuropeltus suessii is an armoured dinosaur (nodosaurid ankylosaur). It is generally regarded as a junior synonym of Struthiosaurus. The exact etymology and some details, such as the precise stage, are not firmly confirmed here.