A new southern Laramidian ankylosaurid, Akainacephalus johnsoni gen. et sp. nov., from the upper Campanian Kaiparowits Formation of southern Utah, USA

A partial ankylosaurid skeleton from the upper Campanian Kaiparowits Formation of southern Utah is recognized as a new taxon, Akainacephalus johnsoni, gen. et sp. nov. The new taxon documents the first record of an associated ankylosaurid skull and postcranial skeleton from the Kaiparowits Formation...

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Main Authors: Jelle P. Wiersma, Randall B. Irmis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5016.pdf