Jinyunpelta Zheng et al. 2018 (ankylosaurid)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Ankylosauridae

Full reference: W.-J. Zheng, X.-S. Jin, Y. Azuma, Q.-Y. Wang, K. Miyata and X. Xu. 2018. The most basal ankylosaurine dinosaur from the Albian-Cenomanian of China, with implications for the evolution of the tail club. Scientific Reports 8(3711)

Parent taxon: Ankylosaurinae according to W.-J. Zheng et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Ankylosaurini, Ankylosaurus, Crichtonpelta, Euoplocephalini, Minotaurasaurus, Nodocephalosaurus, Oohkotokia, Pinacosaurus, Saichania, Talarurus, Tarchia, Tsagantegia, Zaraapelta, Zuul

Subtaxa: Jinyunpelta sinensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Shuhong quarry (Cretaceous of China)

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