Helioceratops Jin et al. 2009 (leptoceratopsid)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Leptoceratopsidae

Full reference: L. Jin, J. Chen, S. Zan and P. Godefroit. 2009. A new basal neoceratopsian dinosaur from the middle Cretaceous of Jilin Province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 83(2):200-206

Parent taxon: Leptoceratopsidae according to E. M. Morschhauser et al. 2019

See also Amiot et al. 2010, Farke et al. 2014 and Jin et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Cerasinops, Ferrisaurus, Gryphoceratops, Ischioceratops, Koreaceratops, Leptoceratops, Montanoceratops, Prenoceratops, Udanoceratops, Unescoceratops, Zhuchengceratops

Subtaxa: Helioceratops brachygnathus

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Type: Helioceratops brachygnathus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Shanqian, Liufangzi, Gongzhuling quarry (Cretaceous of China)

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