New ankylosaur paper- Bissektipelta gen. nov.

["Brad McFeeters" <archosauromorph2@hotmail.com>]

Parish, Jolyon & Paul Barrett, 2004.  A reappraisal of the ornithischian 
dinosaur *Amtosaurus magnus* Kurzanov and Tumanova 1978, with comments on 
the status of *A. archibaldi* Averianov 2002.  Canadian Journal of Earth 
Sciences 41 (3): 299-306.

Abstract: A fragmentary braincase from the Baynshirenskaya Svita 
(Cenomanian?Turonian) of Amtgay, Omnogov, People's Republic of Mongolia was 
described as the holotype specimen of the ankylosaurid dinosaur, *Amtosaurus 
magnus* Kurzanov and Tumanova 1978. However, the validity of this genus has 
been questioned by several authors. Recently, a second species, based on a 
fragmentary specimen consisting of a braincase and partial skull roof, was 
assigned to *Amtosaurus* as *A. archibaldi* Averianov 2002. Here we 
re-assess the status of Amtosaurus and of the referred species, A. 
archibaldi. We conclude that "*Amtosaurus magnus*" is a nomen dubium that 
should be regarded as Ornithischia indeterminate. However, "*A*." 
*archibaldi* is a valid taxon, characterized by an autapomorphic feature of 
the skull roof, and we refer this species to the new genus *Bissektipelta*.

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