Outline: a typical ankylosaur
Hoplosaurus
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Ankylosaurs, Nodosauridae
- Named by
- Seeley 1881
Where its fossils were found
The evidence
No finds with map coordinates are recorded yet.
Field notes
About Hoplosaurus
What it was like
Hoplosaurus was a small armored plant eater known from a few bones and armor pieces.
How it was found
Seeley named Hoplosaurus in 1881. Most scientists now think it is the same animal as Struthiosaurus.
Close relatives
Other members of Nodosauridae
Sources: WikidataNamed in: H. G. Seeley. 1881. The reptile fauna of the Gosau Formation preserved in the Geological Museum of the University of Vienna. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 37(148):620-707