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Stegopodus, the Glossary

Index Stegopodus

Stegopodus is an ichnogenus erected in 1998 for the second set of stegosaur tracks from the Morrison Formation.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 8 relations: Arches National Park, Fossil track, Late Jurassic, Morrison Formation, Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation, Stegosauria, Stegosaurus, Timeline of stegosaur research.

  2. Stegosaurs

Arches National Park

Arches National Park is a national park in eastern Utah, United States.

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Fossil track

A fossil track or ichnite (Greek "ιχνιον" (ichnion) – a track, trace or footstep) is a fossilized footprint.

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Late Jurassic

The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time from 161.5 ± 1.0 to 145.0 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata.

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Morrison Formation

The Morrison Formation is a distinctive sequence of Upper Jurassic sedimentary rock found in the western United States which has been the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in North America.

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Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation

The Morrison Formation is a distinctive sequence of Late Jurassic sedimentary rock that is found in the western United States, which has a wide assortment of taxa represented in its fossil record, including dinosaur fossils in North America.

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Stegosauria

Stegosauria is a group of herbivorous ornithischian dinosaurs that lived during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. Stegopodus and Stegosauria are stegosaurs.

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Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus is a genus of herbivorous, four-legged, armored dinosaur from the Late Jurassic, characterized by the distinctive kite-shaped upright plates along their backs and spikes on their tails. Stegopodus and Stegosaurus are stegosaurs.

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Timeline of stegosaur research

This timeline of stegosaur research is a chronological listing of events in the history of paleontology focused on the stegosaurs, the iconic plate-backed, spike-tailed herbivorous eurypod dinosaurs that predominated during the Jurassic period. Stegopodus and timeline of stegosaur research are stegosaurs.

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See also

Stegosaurs

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegopodus