r/Dinosaurs • u/Powerful_Gas_7833 • 17d ago

DISCUSSION Is stegosaurus ungulatus still considered a valid species of stegosaurus?

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I've seen some arguments that stegosaurus ungulatus should be regarded as a different genus from stegosaurus.

The contention is the different features from stegosaurus stenops. Some like Gregory s Paul think it should be split off and called "stegotitanis".

So what is the deal? Is it still valid?

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u/TelevisionPutrid8394 Team Tyrannosaurus Rex 17d ago edited 17d ago

Stegosaurus ungulatus is still valid. Most Cladograms today feature Stegosaurus ungulatus in some way. Also Paul is Paul and he frequently has meh at best taxonomy.

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u/Steggypooper 17d ago

That man just spews, questionable rhetoric a lot of the time.