A new aetosaur from Poland

The historical locality of Kocury yielded the first definitive dinosaur remains from Poland, Velocipes guerichi von Huene, 1932, but quickly fell into obscurity. Recent re-explorations, however, led to discovery of new Late Triassic vertebrate fossils, including lungfish, turtles, and a new aetosaur, Kocurypelta silvestris. The new species exhibits an unusual anatomy of the skull but pretty typical dermal armor. This stresses the need for reconsideration of aetosaurian taxonomy, which to a large extent is based solely on dermal armor characteristics.