Hylaeosaurus, Polacanthus, and the systematics and stratigraphy of Wealden armoured dinosaurs
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 130 (6) , 767-781
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800023141
Abstract
Two genera of armoured dinosaurs (Ankylosauria) are present in the Lower Cretaceous Wealden Beds of England.PolacanthusOwencan be distinguished fromHylaeosaurusMantell on the basis of significant differences in the pectoral girdle, hindlimb and dermal armour. A comprehensive review of the dinosaurs from the Wealden Series of England and contemporary basins of western Europe adds further evidence of a biologicalseparation between Lower Wealden (Hastings Beds, containingHylaeosaurusarmatus)and Upper Wealden faunas (Wealden Group of the Isle of Wight-containingPolacanthus foxii-and nearly equivalent units in Belgium, France, Germany and Spain).Keywords
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