Alternative spelling: Nannosaurus
Synonyms: Drinker Bakker et al. 1990, Othnielosaurus Galton 2007
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1877. Notice of some new vertebrate fossils. American Journal of Arts and Sciences 14:249-256
Parent taxon: Ornithopoda according to P.-E. Dieudonné et al. 2020
See also Bakker et al. 1990, Butler et al. 2007, Carpenter and Galton 2018, Carroll 1988, Charig 1967, Chure et al. 2006, Cooper 1985, Dollo 1882, Dollo 1884, Galton 1972, Galton 1977, Galton 1978, Galton 1983, Galton 2007, Galton 2009, Han et al. 2012, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Herne et al. 2019, Huene 1908, Huene 1909, Huene 1914, Huene 1914, Huene and Lull 1908, Joleaud 1922, Kuhn 1964, Kuhn 1966, Lull 1924, Madsen and Miller 1979, Madzia et al. 2018, Marsh 1877, Marsh 1878, Marsh 1881, Marsh 1882, Marsh 1884, Marsh 1885, Marsh 1894, Marsh 1895, Marsh 1896, Milner and Norman 1984, Nopcsa 1901, Nopcsa 1902, Nopcsa 1928, Norman 1984, Norman et al. 2004, Osborn 1923, Quenstedt 1882, Romer 1956, Romer 1966, Russell 1984, Santa Luca 1984, Sauvage 1882, Sereno 1991, Sues 1997, Sues and Norman 1990, Thulborn 1971, Thulborn 1974, Thulborn 1975, Van Den Broeck 1900, von Zittel 1911, Weishampel and Weishampel 1983, Williston 1878 and Zittel 1890
Sister taxa: Ampelognathus, Anomoepodidae, Bonaparteichnium, Brachypoda, Burianosaurus, Camptosaurichnus, Camptosauropus, Changchunsaurus, Changmiania, Clypeodonta, Dakotasaurus, Dinosauropodes, Dolichopoda, Euornithopoda, Fabrosauria, Gideonmantellia, Gilmoreosaurus arkhangelskyi, Goseongosauripus, Hypsiloichnus, Iguanodontipodidae, Iguanodontipodidae, Jiayinosauropus, Kalodontoidea, Laosaurus, Laosaurus celer, Laosaurus minimus, Moyenisauropodidae, Ningxiapus, Ornithopoidea, Othnielia, Phyllodon, Psilotrisauropus, Qantassaurus, Siluosaurus, Taponichnus, Telosichnus, Tetrapodosauridae, Trachodontoidea, Unespichnium, Walmadanyichnus, Weewarrasaurus, Wintonopus
Subtaxa: Nanosaurus agilis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (24: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 24 collections including 32 occurrences
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