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        "Sources disagree and an editor has not ruled yet."
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        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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        "PBDB and NHM agree."
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      "level": "low",
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        "Omnisaura's calculation from only 2 dated record(s)."
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      "basis": "items",
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        "Entries differ; see each entry."
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            "Only one PBDB record."
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            "NHM and PBDB both record it."
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        "Entries differ; see each entry."
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        "label": "Type species",
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        "field": "common_names",
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      },
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        "field": "named_after",
        "label": "Named after",
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      }
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            "source": "PBDB",
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  "credits_markdown": "## Loricatosaurus: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n- **Natural History Museum Data Portal** (https://data.nhm.ac.uk): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\nAges for 1 specimen(s) were derived from their stage names using the ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2024/12 (International Commission on Stratigraphy), via the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).\n\n### Images (7)\n- “File:Lexovisaurus.jpg” (Taxon image): FunkMonk (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lexovisaurus.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “File:Loricatosaurus priscus.png” (Taxon image): Connor Ashbridge (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loricatosaurus_priscus.png). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_22_0109” (specimen PV R 3167): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/e6522616-55fc-4f44-9273-d49cbf38cbe1). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_22_0109” (specimen PV R 3167 *): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/e6522616-55fc-4f44-9273-d49cbf38cbe1). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “010036208_L010221253” (specimen PV R 3167): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/ec3532a8-1bce-414d-86b0-81ebfa534d5a). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “Loricatosaurus priscus NHMUK PV R3167” (specimen PV R 3167): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/1e54ebdc-081b-4eca-97ad-b498ebb430a4). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n- “010035608_L010221253” (specimen PV R 3167 *): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/48111915-c7b6-4b99-b3dc-5f5468503af9). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n26 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n",
  "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.",
  "fossil_basis": "body",
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "S. C. R. Maidment, D. B. Norman, P. M. Barrett, P. Upchurch (2008). Systematics and phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria: Ornithischia). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6(4): 367–407.",
    "authors": "S. C. R. Maidment, D. B. Norman, P. M. Barrett, P. Upchurch",
    "year": 2008,
    "title": "Systematics and phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria: Ornithischia)",
    "publication": "Journal of Systematic Palaeontology",
    "volume": "6",
    "issue": "4",
    "pages": "367–407",
    "doi": "10.1017/S1477201908002459",
    "url": "https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477201908002459",
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
    "confidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Maidment et al. 2008)."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "29301"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Loricatosaurus, Maidment et al. 2008\n\n- Named by: Maidment et al. 2008 (low confidence: sources disagree and an editor has not ruled yet).\n- Family: Stegosauridae (high confidence: PBDB and NHM agree).\n- Order: Ornithischia (medium confidence: only NHM gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Stegosaurinae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Callovian, 165.3–161.5 million years ago (high confidence: PBDB and NHM agree).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 165.3–161.5 million years ago (low confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from only 2 dated record(s)).\n- Fossils found in: United Kingdom (high: NHM and PBDB both record it); France (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Rock formations: Oxford Clay Formation (high: NHM and PBDB both record it); Marnes à Belemnopsis latesulcatus (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Original description: S. C. R. Maidment, D. B. Norman, P. M. Barrett, P. Upchurch (2008). Systematics and phylogeny of Stegosauria (Dinosauria: Ornithischia). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 6(4): 367–407. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477201908002459 (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; its author and year match the naming authority (Maidment et al. 2008)).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Authority: sources disagree (PBDB says Maidment et al. 2008; Wikidata says Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás, 1911). Awaiting an Omnisaura editor.\n- Type species: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Common names: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: diet, size, weight, appearance or behaviour. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Natural History Museum Data Portal (CC0-1.0); Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)."
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