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Genus: Struthiosaurus BUNZEL, 1870
Etymology: Greek, strouthion, “ostrich”, and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: “Ostrich (head) lizard”.
= Crataeomus SEELEY, 1881 (nomen dubium)
Etymology: Greek, krataios, “strong”, and Greek, omos, “humerus, shoulder”: “strong humerus”.
= Plerropletus TUMANOVA, 1987 (sic)
= Pleuropeltis COOMBS, 1971 (sic)
= Pleuropeltus SEELEY, 1881 (nomen dubium)
Etymology: Greek, pleuron, “rib, side”, and Greek, pelte, “shield” + us: “Rib-armor”.
Note: Originally described as a skull element, 2 costals and scapula of a large turtle and referred to Struthiosaurus by PEREDA-SUBERBIOLA & GALTON, 2001)
= Pluropeltus ROZHDESTVENSKY & TATARINOV, 1964 (sic)

Species: austriacus BUNZEL, 1871
Etymology: In reference to Austria, where the specimen was found.

Holotype: PIUW 2349/6 (Geol. Inst. Univ. Vienna, Example "C")

Locality: Grunbach, near Wiener-Neustadt, Muthmannsdorf, about 45 km south of Vienna, Lower Austria.

Horizon: Gosau Beds.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Fragmentary braincase.

Referred material:

PIUW 2349/17, 2349/n.n: 2 fragments of the supraorbital roof of the skull, originally described as postfrontal bones of a chelonian (Seeley, 1881), later identified as prefrontals (number B6a-b in NOPCSA, 1929)

PIUW 2349 uncatalogued: Distal articular condyle of right quadrate.

PIUW 2349 uncatalogued: Anterior ends of left and right mandibles.

PIUW 2349 uncatalogued: 2 cervical vertebrae.

PIUW 2349 uncatalogued: Cervical rib.

PIUW 2349 uncatalogued: Left scapulocoracoid and righ tscapula.

PIUW 2349 uncatalogued: Ulna?

PIUW 2349 uncatalogued: Left and right ilia.

PIUW 2349 uncatalogued: Metapodial andungual phalanx.

PIUW 2349 uncatalogued: 8 caudal plates and about 20 low-keeled scutes and osccicles.

PIUW 2349 uncatalogued: A set of fragmentary bones, including parts of vertebrae, ribs, limb bones and scutes.

PIUW 2349/1: Right scapula.

PIUW 2349/5: Right dentary.

PIUW 2349/7-9, and uncatalogued: 18 teeth.

PIUW 2349/10 and uncatalogued: About 20 dorsal ribs.

PIUW 2349/11 and uncatalogued: Left and right radii.

PIUW 2349/13, 14 and uncatalogued: Parts of 3 cervical half rings.

PIUW 2349/15 and uncatalogued: 2 hornlike spikes.

PIUW 2349/18, 19: Left and right humeri.

PIUW 2349/20: Indeterminate bone.

PIUW 2349/24, 27, 110 and uncatalogued: 7 dorsal vertebrae.

PIUW 2349/25 and uncatalogued: 22 caudal vertebrae and haemal arches.

PIUW 2349/29 and uncatalogued: Left and right femora.

PIUW 2349/30: Left tibia?

PIUW 2349/31, 32: Left and right small femora.

PIUW 2349/33-34:

PIUW 2349/37:

PIUW 2349/39:

PIUW 2349/41: Left ischium?

PIUW 2349/105:

LE LEOUFF & BUFFETAUT, 1995

Locality: Villeveyrec, Herault Department, Southern France.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

NOPCSA, 1929

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

Number: Not given: Dermal spines, plates and scutes, a fragmentary lower jaw.

SACHS & HORNUNG, 2006

Locality: Konstantin mining tunnel, Felbering Mine, Muthmannsdorf, near Wiener-Neustadt, Niederostereich,approximately 45 km south of Vienna, Lower Austria.

Horizon: Gosau Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

PIUW 3520-3522: 3 fragmentary vertebral centa.

= Danubiosaurus anceps BUNZEL, 1871 (nomen dubium) (partim)
Etymology: Latin, anceps, "ambiguous, two-headed."

Holotype:

Locality: Grunbach, Neue-Welt, near Wiener-Neustadt, Austria.

Horizon: Gosau Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Rib fragments, fragment of pelvis, and phalange.

= Hylaeosaurus sp BUNZEL, 1871

Locality: Grunbach, near Wiener-Neustadt, Austria.

Horizon: Gosau Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Number: Not given: Osteoderm.

= Scelidosaurus sp BUNZEL, 1871

Locality: Grunbach, near Wiener-Neustadt, Austria.

Horizon: Gosau Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary phalange, caudal vertebra, and dermal scutes.

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Species:? transilvanicus NOPCSA, 1915
Etymology: In reference to Transylvania, where the specimen was discovered.
= Struthiosaurus transylvanicus NOPCSA, 1915 (sic)
= Struthiosaurus transsylvanicus NOPCSA, 1929 (sic)
= Struthiosaurus transilvaticus COOMBS, 1971 (sic)

Holotype: BMNH R4966

Locality: Near Szentpeterfalva, Transylvania, Romania.

Horizon: Gosau Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Braincase, skull roof, temporal region, vertebrae, scapulocoracoid and dermal armor.

Referred material:

CODREA, VREMIR, JIPA, GODEFROIT, CSIKI, SMITH & FARCAS, 2010

Locality: Vurpar, nar vintu de Jos, Alba County, Romania.

Horizon: Unnamed formation (‘Bozes strata’).

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

UBB VP 63: Osteoderm.

UBB VP 4: Osteoderm.

UBB VP 27: Distal end of left femur.

UBB VP 63, VP Z-1: Dorsal vertebrae.

GROZA, 1983

Locality: Sinpetru, Hateg, Transylvania, Romania.

Horizon: Sinpetru beds.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Number: Not given: Teeth, scapula, sacral vertebra, dorsal vertebra, osteoderms.

McINTOSH, 1981

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

The following are a cast of Crataeomus pawlowitschii

CM 974: Dorsal vertebra.

CM 976: Dorsal vertebra.

CM 968: Caudal.

Cast of Struthiosaurus austriacus

CM 972: Cranium.

Cast of Crataeomus lepidorphous

CM 971: Right femur.

Casts of Crataemous

CM 970: Right dentary.

CM 967: Dermal spine.

CM 964: Shorter stouter scute.

CM 975: Dermal shield.

CM 969: Dermal bone.

Cast of Pleuropletus suessii

CM 973: Costal plate.

NOPCSA, 1915

Locality: Romania.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Middle caudal vertebrae.

NOPCSA, 1929

Locality: Szentpeterfalva, Romania.

Horizon: Sinpetru beds.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary skull, posterior cervical, a dorsal and an anterior caudal vertebrae, a rib, scapula, 1 dermal osteoderm of the tail.

= Crataeomus SEELEY, 1881

Locality: Romania.

Horizon: Gosau Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

University of Vienna: Fragments of mandible with teeth.

= Crataeomus lepidophorus SEELEY, 1881 (nomen dubium)
Etymology:
= Struthiosaurus lepidophorus (SEELEY, 1881) NOPCSA, 1923 (nomen dubium)

Holotype: University of Vienna

Locality: Neue Welt, near Winer Neustadt, Austria.

Horizon: Gosau Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Left coracoid, right scapula, humeri, right femur, tibial, fibulae, metatarsal, ungual, dorsal vertebra.

= Crataeomus pawlowitschii SEELEY, 1881 (nomen dubium)
Etymology: In honor of mining administrator Pawlowitsch.
= Struthiosaurus pawolowitschii (SEELEY, 1881) NOPCSA, 1915 (nomen dubium)

Holotype: University of Vienna

Locality: Neue Welt, Near Winer Neustadt, Austria.

Horizon: Gosau Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Cervical vertebra, dorsal vertebrae, caudal vertebrae, ribs, left scapula, distal end of humerus, shaft of right femur, tibiae, and dermal armor.

= Pleuropletus suessii SEELEY, 1881(nomen dubium)
Etymology: In honor of Eduard Suess.

Holotype: University of Vienna

Locality: Neue Welt, near Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

Horizon: Gosau Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material: Skull roof armor? and an indeterminate bone.

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Species: languedocensis GARCIA & PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, 2003
Etymology: In referene ot the lybe area, Languedoc, the region from which the fossils came from.

Holotype: UM2 OLV-D50 A-G CV.

Locality: L’Olivet Quarry, Villeveyrac, Herault Department, France.

Horizon: Lignite-bearing grey clays, ‘Fuvelian’ continental local stage.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Complete synsacrum and pelvic girdle, and the fore caudal-most dorsal vertebrae.

Referred material:

UM2 OLV-D18-20 CV: 3 isolated teeth.

UM2 OLV-D29 CV: A distal caudal with fused chevrons.

UM2 OLV-D27 CV: A cervical spine.

UM2 OLV-D21-22 CV: 2 dermal scutes.