Loricatosaurus Loricatosaurus priscus (Nopcsa 1911)
/lˌɔːɹɪkˌæɾəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · 165.3–161.5 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Countries
France, United Kingdom
Regions
Basse-Normandie · England
Formations
Marnes à Belemnopsis latesulcatus · Oxford Clay
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
Overview
Loricatosaurus priscus is a stegosaur dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 165.3–161.5 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Basse-Normandie, France and elsewhere. It was named by (Nopcsa 1911). The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Loricatosaurus priscus sits in deep time
Loricatosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Loricatosaurus priscus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.