Stenopelix

narrow pelvis

• stenos · Greek · narrow
• pelyx · Greek · pelvis, basin

The name combines the Greek "stenos" (narrow) with "pelyx" (pelvis, or basin/bowl). It refers to the narrow shape of the pelvis in the type specimen, which is one of the best-preserved parts of the skeleton. The only named species is Stenopelix valdensis, from the Wealden-type deposits of northern Germany.

Named by

von Meyer

Year named

1857

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Berriasian

Found in

Bückeburg Formation (Obernkirchen Sandstone), near Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

A small, bipedal herbivorous dinosaur known from a partial skeleton without a skull. It is usually regarded as a basal marginocephalian (possibly a ceratopsian or pachycephalosaur relative), but its exact placement is uncertain.