Classification
Dinosauria
Unranked clade
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Ornithischia
Unranked clade
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Parapredentata
Unranked clade
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Saphornithischia
Unranked clade
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Prionodontia
Unranked clade
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Genasauria
Unranked clade
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Thyreophora
Unranked clade
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Thyreophoroidea
Superfamily
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Eurypoda
Unranked clade
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Ankylosauria
Unranked clade
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Euankylosauria
Unranked clade
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Nodosauridae
Family
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Struthiosaurus
Genus
Measurements
Length
2,7 m ⓘ
Struthiosaurus languedocensis — min connu
3,2 m ⓘ
Struthiosaurus austriacus — max connu
2,5 m ⓘ
Mass
220 kg ⓘ
Struthiosaurus languedocensis — min connu
360 kg ⓘ
Struthiosaurus austriacus — max connu
Fossil sites 23 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian
(72.2–66 Ma)
10
Campanian
(83.6–72.2 Ma)
13
Species (9)
Synonyms (4)
Crataeomus
subjective synonym of Struthiosaurus
Danubiosaurus
subjective synonym of Struthiosaurus
Leipsanosaurus
subjective synonym of Struthiosaurus
Pleuropeltus
subjective synonym of Struthiosaurus
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
E. Bunzel. 1870. Notice of a fragment of a reptilian skull from the Upper Cretaceous of Grünbach. Quarterly Review of the Geological Society of London 26:394
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