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''Peloroplites'' (from Greek ''pelor'' "monster", and ''hoplites'', "armoured soldier") is a genus of nodosaurid armored dinosaur from Lower Cretaceous rocks of Utah. It is known from a partial skull and partial postcranial remains from the base of the Mussentuchit Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation, deposited during the Aptian-Albian boundary, about 104.46 to 98.37 million years ago, and was found in Emery County, Utah. It was named in 2008 by Kenneth Carpenter and colleagues. ''Peloroplites'' was about long, comparable to its approximate contemporary ''Sauropelta''. It is one of the largest known nodosaurids, and came from a time when ankylosaurians in general were attaining large sizes. ==Description== ''Peloroplites'' is based on CEUM 26331, a partial skull, with numerous postcranial bones recovered from the same quarry. These specimens were designated paratypes. The type species is ''P. cedrimontanus'', in reference to the Cedar Mountain Formation.〔 The skull was about long, and wide between the eyes. It lacked beak teeth, and had only modest horn-like projections. The top of the skull was only slightly domed, and the only preserved upper cheek tooth was large and similar to teeth assigned to ''Priconodon'', another large nodosaurid from about the same time. The lower jaws are represented by their rear halves, and were heavily built.〔 Of the postcranial skeleton, bones from all areas of the body are represented, except the hind foot. Six fused vertebrae supported the hip, as in ''Silvisaurus''. The ilia, the largest bones of the hip, appear to have been flared out unusually, at 55° compared to the ~30° or ~40° degrees of other nodosaurids, but this could be a preservational accident. Unlike most other nodosaurids, the ulna was long and straight, and the major ankle bone (the astragalus) was not fused to the shin.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peloroplites」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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