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1 April 2007 Skull of the ankylosaur Niobrarasaurus coleu (Ankylosauria: Nodosauridae) from the Smoky Hill Chalk (Coniacian) of western Kansas
Kenneth Carpenter, Michael J. Everhart
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Abstract

The skull of the nodosaurid Niobrarasaurus coleii (Mehl) is redescribed as the result of the discovery of additional material, including the partially crushed braincase. The bone surface shows moderate remodeling, but not to the point of sutural obliteration. The snout section suggests a long, narrow skull more similar to Pawpawsaurus than the broader Edmontonia. Nevertheless, the skull differs from other nodosaurs in the ornamentation of the bone surface and trapezoidal outline of the occipital condyle in posterior view.

Kenneth Carpenter and Michael J. Everhart "Skull of the ankylosaur Niobrarasaurus coleu (Ankylosauria: Nodosauridae) from the Smoky Hill Chalk (Coniacian) of western Kansas," Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 110(1), 1-9, (1 April 2007). https://doi.org/10.1660/0022-8443(2007)110[1:SOTANC]2.0.CO;2
Published: 1 April 2007
KEYWORDS
ankylosaur
Coniacian
Cretaceous
Kansas
Niobrara Formation
Smoky Hill Chalk
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