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Stegosaurus
Marsh, 1877
(dinosaur)
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Entity:
†Stegosauridae (Family)
..†Chialingosaurus (Genus)
..†Chungkingosaurus (Genus)
..†Dacentrurus (Genus)
..†Dravidosaurus (Genus)
..†Kentrosaurus (Genus)
..†Lexovisaurus (Genus)
..†Monkonosaurus (Genus)
..†Paranthodon (Genus)
..†Tuojiangosaurus (Genus)
..†Wuerhosaurus (Genus)
..†Stegosaurus (Genus)
....†Stegosaurus affinis (Species)
....†Stegosaurus armatus (Species)
....†Stegosaurus duplex (Species)
....†Stegosaurus longispinus (Species)
....†Stegosaurus madagascariensis (Species)
....†Stegosaurus priscus (Species)
....†Stegosaurus stenops (Species)
....†Stegosaurus sulcatus (Species)
....†Stegosaurus ungulatus (Species)
Authorship
Original name
:
Marsh, 1877. Amer. J. Sci., (3) 14, 513.
Types
Type of
:
†
Stegosauridae
(Family)
Marsh, 1880
Ref:
R.L. Carroll, 1988
: App. (p. 622); [<15 Oct 2008].
[inferred]
Type
:
†
Stegosaurus armatus
Marsh, 1877c
Homonyms
Junior homonym (allowed)
:
Stegosaurus
(Minor planet)
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 12 Nov 2025.
Synonyms
Junior subjective synonym
:
†
Hypsirhophus
(Genus)
Cope, 1879, nom. dub.
Synonymous name
:
†
Diracodon
(Genus)
Marsh, 1881, nom. dub.
Ref:
R.L. Carroll, 1988
: App. (p. 622); PBDB(6 Aug 2020).
Synonymous name
:
†
Hypsirophus
(Genus)
Cope, 1878, nom. dub.
Ref:
R.L. Carroll, 1988
: App. (p. 622); PBDB(6 Aug 2020).
Synonymous name
:
†
Wuerhosaurus
(Genus)
Dong, 1973
Ref:
PBDB
: 9 Nov 2021.
Possibly
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
†
Diracodon
(Genus)
Marsh, 1881, nom. dub.
Ref:
G. Olshevsky (comp.), 2000-2021
: 12 Jun 2021 ("PSS").
Possibly
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
†
Hypsirophus
(Genus)
Cope, 1878, nom. dub.
Ref:
G. Olshevsky (comp.), 2000-2021
: 12 Jun 2021 ("PSS").
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