Topotypes of Typothorax coccinarum, a Late Triassic aetosaur from the American Southwest.
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Andrew B. Heckert Ph.D., Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: The syntype specimens of the aetosaur Episcoposaurus horridus Cope, 1887, are from the type locality of Typothorax coccinarum Cope, 1875, in the Painted Desert Member of the Petrified Forest Formation, Chinle Group at Cerro Blanco, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The syntypes of E. horridus are topotypes of T. coccinarum, and some probably represent the same individual as the lectotype of T. coccinarum. E. horridus is a junior subjective synonym of T. coccinarum, and we restrict the lectotype of E. horridus to a single caudal dorsal paramedian osteoderm. The topotypes of T. coccinarum provide a more complete picture of the anatomy of the species and further confirm its distinctiveness from T. antiquum.
Topotypes of Typothorax coccinarum, a Late Triassic aetosaur from the American Southwest.
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- Publication
- Lucas, S. G., Spielmann, J. A., Heckert, A. B., and Hunt, A. P., (2007) Topotypes of Typothorax coccinarum, a Late Triassic aetosaur from the American Southwest. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, v. 41 (The Global Triassic), p. 241-247. Archived in NC DOCKS with permission of the editor. The version of record is available at: http://econtent.unm.edu/
- Language: English
- Date: 2007