Galtonia (dinosaur)
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| Galtonia gibbidens Hunt & Lucas, 1994 |
Galtonia is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Late Triassic. Its fossils were found in Pennsylvania and were originally described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1878.
The type species, Galtonia gibbidens, was originally classified as Thecodontosaurus gibbidens, but was moved to a new genus by Hunt and Lucas in 1994. There is also a genus of flower with the name "Galtonia", causing further confusion.
Galtonia has been classified as a prosauropod but may actually be an ornithischian.
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