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†Changchunsaurus Zan et al. 2005 (ornithopod)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: S.-Q. Zan, J. Chen, L.-Y. Jin and T. Li. 2005. A primitive ornithopod from the Early Cretaceous Quantou Formation of central Jilin, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 43(3):182-193

Parent taxon: Ornithopoda according to P.-E. Dieudonné et al. 2020

See also Alifanov and Saveliev 2014, Amiot et al. 2010, Brown et al. 2013, Chen et al. 2008, Han et al. 2012, Herne et al. 2019, Jin et al. 2010, Madzia et al. 2018 and Zan et al. 2005

Sister taxa: Anomoepodidae, Bonaparteichnium, Brachypoda, Burianosaurus, Camptosaurichnus, Camptosauropus, Changmiania, Clypeodonta, Dakotasaurus, Dinosauropodes, Dolichopoda, Euornithopoda, Fabrosauria, Gideonmantellia, Gilmoreosaurus arkhangelskyi, Goseongosauripus, Hypsiloichnus, Iguanodontipodidae, Iguanodontipodidae, Jiayinosauropus, Kalodontoidea, Laosaurus, Laosaurus celer, Laosaurus minimus, Moyenisauropodidae, Nanosaurus, Ningxiapus, Ornithopoidea, Othnielia, Phyllodon, Psilotrisauropus, Qantassaurus, Siluosaurus, Taponichnus, Telosichnus, Tetrapodosauridae, Trachodontoidea, Unespichnium, Walmadanyichnus, Weewarrasaurus, Wintonopus

Subtaxa: Changchunsaurus parvus

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

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

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