Genus: Ampelosaurus LE LOEUFF, 1995
Etymology: Greek, ampelos, femine, vineyard of Elien, De la Nature des Animaux, 11, 32 and Greek, sauros, "lizard."

Species: atacis LE LOEUFF, 1995
Etymology: Latin, Atax, in reference to the Aude river.

Holotype: MDE C3-247

Locality: Bellevue Farm site at Campagne-sur-Aude,Upper Aude Valley, Aude Department, France.

Horizon: Marnes de la Maurine Member, Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian to Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian Subepoch, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: 3 dorsal vertebrae.

A) Type; B) Dorsal vertebra; C) Tooth; D) Osteoderm.

Referred material:

MDE C3-52: Tooth.

MDE C3-38, C3-59, C3-92-94, C3-148: Dorsal vertebrae.

MDE C3-24,-C3-27, C3-46, C3-55, C3-58, C3-63-65, C3-95-C101, C3-124, C3- C3-127, C3-147: Caudal vertebrae.

MDE C3-60: Dorsal vertebra.

MDE C3-72, C3-139: Chevrons.

MDE C3-23, C3-80: Sternals

MDE C3-21, C3-145: Scapula.

MDE C3-22, C3-161, C3-351: Coracoids.

MDE C3-1, C3-79, C3-81, C3-86, C3-175, C3-312: Humerii.

MDE C3-56, C3-83, C3-300: Ulnae.

MDE C3-85: Radius.

MDE C3-57: Pubis.

MDE C3-123: Ilium.

MDE C3-84: Ischium.

MDE C3-20, C3-40, C3-44, C3-61, C3-78, C3-201, C3-203, C3-261: Femora.

MDE C3-137, C3-138, C3-144, C3-173: Tibiae.

MDE C3-48, C3-137: Fibulae.

MDE C3-88: Phalanges.

MDE C3-136, C3-192, C3-204, C3-325: Dermal osteoderms. 3 different types.

C3-325: Bulb osteoderm.

CS-192: Bulb osteoderms.

LE LOEUFF, 2003

Number: Not given: Disarticulated skull and articulated skeleton.

 


BUFFETAUT, LE LOEUFF, TONG, DUFFAUD, CAVIN, GARCIA, & WARD, 1999

Locality: Massecaps, near Cruzy, Herault Department, Southern France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Probably early Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Several teeth, procoelous caudal vertebrae, a tibia and 2 osteoderms.

 


LE LOEFF, BUFFETAUT, CALVIN, MARTIN, MARTIN, TONG, 1994

Locality: Gourg de L’Encantado, Village of Rennes-le-Chateau, Aude Department, France.

Horizon: Marnes Rouges Inferieures Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian Subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MDERC10-20: Scute.
Note: PEREDA-SUBERBIOLA, 1993 assigned this to an ankylosaur.