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Boreopelta
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Etymology
mul boreo- northern pelta la f en pelta, small shield, so called because it was found in central en Siberia.
Proper noun
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genus family Rhytidosteidae family an extinct genus of en rhytidosteid en temnospondyl of the en Olenekian, found as a skull and jaw fossil in central Siberia. The only species is Boreopelta vavilovi species
Usage notes
Not to be confused with another fossil taxon, Borealopelta genus, of similar etymology.
Hyponyms
Boreopelta vavilovi species only species
See also
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