Boreopelta

== Translingual == === Etymology === boreo- (“northern”) +‎ Latin pelta f (“pelta, small shield”), so called because it was found in central Siberia. === Proper noun === †Boreopelta f A taxonomic genus within the family Rhytidosteidae – an extinct genus of rhytidosteid temnospondyl of the Olenekian, found as a skull and jaw fossil in central Siberia. The only species is Boreopelta vavilovi. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with another fossil taxon, Borealopelta, of similar etymology. ==== Hyponyms ==== Boreopelta vavilovi (only species) === See also === Boreopelta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Boreopelta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons