Theiophytalia
Sign in to saveTheiophytalia is a genus of herbivorous iguanodontian dinosaur from the lower Cretaceous period (Aptian-Albian stage, about 112 million years ago) of Colorado, USA. It contains a single species, T. kerri.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Theiophytalia is referenced by 234 other articles, and connects out to Saurolophinae, Ornithopoda and Lambeosaurinae.
It is catalogued under topics including Albian dinosaurs, Ankylopollexia and Dinosaur genera.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Styracosterna
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Theiophytalia is a genus of herbivorous iguanodontian dinosaur from the lower Cretaceous period (Aptian-Albian stage, about 112 million years ago) of Colorado, USA. It contains a single species, T. kerri.
==Description== thumb|left|Reconstructed Theiophytalia skull mounted on a Camptosaurus skeleton cast, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid Detailed comparisons by Brill and Carpenter (2006) also showed that the skull differed in a number of key features from that of Camptosaurus, namely: a longer, heavier, and more rugose snout; a wider dorsal process on the maxilla; a proportionally smaller antorbital fenestra; and stouter quadrate, with a bulbous articulation for the lower jaw. Compare the skull image with that of Camptosaurus. Therefore, they put it into its own genus and species.
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