A New Ankylosaurid from Utah

[Troodon]

 

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

 

A good reference paper to aid in identification of ankylosaurid bones

 

https://peerj.com/articles/5016/

 

 

 

[Raggedy Man]

A wrecking ball with legs. 

[TyBoy]

One of my favorite group of Dinosaurs.  Cannot imagine being hit by that club.  Thanks for posting

[Troodon]

A Natural History Museum of Utah field crew excavate bones from the skeleton of Akainacephalus johnsoni in 2009.

 

CREDIT

Randall Irmis/Natural History Museum of Utah

 

Expert preparator Randy Johnson, spent hundreds of hours removing the Akainacephalus johnsoni skeleton from the surrounding rock and debris. The species portion of the dinosaur name was selected in his honor.

CREDIT

Mark Johnston/Natural History Museum of Utah

 

[Troodon]

 

 

[Walt]

@Kane, here is your own piece of Utah to play in 

 

Fossils of a new genus and species of an ankylosaurid dinosaur — Akainacephalus johnsoni — have been unearthed in the Kaiparowits Formation of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), in Kane County, southern Utah, U.S.A.

Read more : http://www.geologypage.com/2018/07/newly-discovered-armored-dinosaur-from-utah-reveals-intriguing-family-history.html#ixzz5Lo8zCAde 
 

[Raggedy Man]

Troodon beat ya to it. 

[Walt]

rats! 

[Fossildude19]

26 minutes ago, Walt said:

rats! 

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