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| fossil_range = [[Late Jurassic]] |
| fossil_range = [[Late Jurassic]], {{fossilrange|Kimmeridgian}} |
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| image = Tichosteus lucasanus.jpg |
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| image_caption = Vertebra from the [[holotype]] of ''T. lucasanus'' |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| type_species_authority = Cope, 1877 (''[[nomen dubium]]'') |
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| classis = [[Reptile|Sauropsida]] |
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| superordo = [[Dinosaur|Dinosauria]] |
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| ordo = [[Ornithischia]] |
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| subordo = [[Ornithopod]]a |
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| infraordo = ?[[Iguanodontia]] |
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* {{extinct}}''T. aequifacies'' <small>Cope, 1878 (''nomen dubium'')</small> |
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'''''Tichosteus''''' (meaning "walled bone") is a [[genus]] of [[herbivore|herbivorous]] [[dinosaur]] from the Late [[Jurassic]]. It is known only from [[vertebra]]e recovered from [[Kimmeridgian]] rocks in the [[Morrison Formation]], [[Colorado |
'''''Tichosteus''''' (meaning "walled bone") is a [[genus]] of [[herbivore|herbivorous]] [[dinosaur]] from the Late [[Jurassic]]. It is known only from [[vertebra]]e recovered from [[Kimmeridgian]] rocks in the [[Morrison Formation]], [[Colorado]]. |
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==History== |
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In 1877 [[Edward Drinker Cope]] named the [[type species]] ''Tichosteus lucasanus''.<ref>E.D. Cope, 1877, "On reptilian remains from the Dakota Beds of Colorado", ''Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society'' '''17'''(100): 193-196</ref> The generic name is derived from Greek ''teichos'', "wall", and ''osteon'', "bone", referring to the fact that the vertebrae, though hollow inside, had no lateral pneumatic foramina, openings in the side wall for air sacks to invade the bone. The [[specific name (zoology)|specific name]] honours superintendent of public schools Oramel W. Lucas, who collected two vertebrae for Cope, near [[Arkansas River]]. The dorsal vertebrae, together forming the [[holotype]] '''AMNH 5770''', are about {{convert|23|mm|in}} long. Cope estimated the size of the animal as that of an [[alligator]]; [[Charles Craig Mook]] later compared it to a [[wolf]]. The specimen represents a subadult individual, as can be seen from the [[Suture (anatomy)|suture]] between the vertebral [[Body of vertebra|centrum]] and the [[neural arch]]. |
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In 1878 Cope named a second species: ''Tichosteus aequifacies''.<ref>E.D. Cope, 1878, "Descriptions of new extinct Vertebrata from the Upper Tertiary and Dakota Formations", ''Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories'', '''4'''(2): 379-396</ref> The specific name is derived from [[Latin]] ''aequus'', "equal", and ''facies'', "face", referring to the more symmetric extremities of the vertebrae as compared to ''T. lucasanus''. The [[type specimen]], AMNH 5771, again consists of two vertebrae. |
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==Classification== |
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Cope himself was rather puzzled by the affinities of ''Tichosteus'', providing no classification apart from the fact that it was named in an article dedicated to reptiles. Later authors often saw ''Tichosteus'' as a [[theropod]]. At the end of the twentieth century it was suggested that it may have been a basal [[iguanodont]];<ref>Weishampel, D. B., Dodson P., and Osmolska H., 1990, ''The Dinosauria'', California University Press, p. 531</ref> the species are ''[[nomen dubium|nomina dubia]]'' and are ''[[incertae sedis]]'' within [[Ornithopoda]]. |
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* [http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5a943cb.htm ''Tichosteus'' in the Dinosaur Encyclopaedia] at Dino Russ's Lair |
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 14 September 2024
| Tichosteus Temporal range: Late Jurassic,
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| Vertebra from the holotype of T. lucasanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | †Ornithischia |
| Clade: | †Neornithischia |
| Clade: | †Ornithopoda |
| Family: | †incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Tichosteus Cope, 1877 |
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| †Tichosteus lucasanus Cope, 1877 (nomen dubium)
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Tichosteus (meaning "walled bone") is a genus of herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic. It is known only from vertebrae recovered from Kimmeridgian rocks in the Morrison Formation, Colorado.
History
[edit]In 1877 Edward Drinker Cope named the type species Tichosteus lucasanus.[1] The generic name is derived from Greek teichos, "wall", and osteon, "bone", referring to the fact that the vertebrae, though hollow inside, had no lateral pneumatic foramina, openings in the side wall for air sacks to invade the bone. The specific name honours superintendent of public schools Oramel W. Lucas, who collected two vertebrae for Cope, near Arkansas River. The dorsal vertebrae, together forming the holotype AMNH 5770, are about 23 millimetres (0.91 in) long. Cope estimated the size of the animal as that of an alligator; Charles Craig Mook later compared it to a wolf. The specimen represents a subadult individual, as can be seen from the suture between the vertebral centrum and the neural arch.
In 1878 Cope named a second species: Tichosteus aequifacies.[2] The specific name is derived from Latin aequus, "equal", and facies, "face", referring to the more symmetric extremities of the vertebrae as compared to T. lucasanus. The type specimen, AMNH 5771, again consists of two vertebrae.
Classification
[edit]Cope himself was rather puzzled by the affinities of Tichosteus, providing no classification apart from the fact that it was named in an article dedicated to reptiles. Later authors often saw Tichosteus as a theropod. At the end of the twentieth century it was suggested that it may have been a basal iguanodont;[3] the species are nomina dubia and are incertae sedis within Ornithopoda.
References
[edit]- ^ E.D. Cope, 1877, "On reptilian remains from the Dakota Beds of Colorado", Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17(100): 193-196
- ^ E.D. Cope, 1878, "Descriptions of new extinct Vertebrata from the Upper Tertiary and Dakota Formations", Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4(2): 379-396
- ^ Weishampel, D. B., Dodson P., and Osmolska H., 1990, The Dinosauria, California University Press, p. 531
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