Full reference: M. R. Cooper. 1985. A revision of the ornithischian dinosaur Kangnasaurus coetzeei Haughton, with a classification of the Ornithischia. Annals of the South African Museum 95(8):281-317
Parent taxon: Ornithischia according to J. Jung et al. 2026
See also Arbour and Evans 2019, Butler et al. 2007, Butler and Sullivan 2009, Butler et al. 2008, Cooper 1985, Fonseca et al. 2024, Han et al. 2012, Herne et al. 2019, Madzia et al. 2018, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1998, Sereno 1999, Yang et al. 2025 and Zheng et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Alocodon, Amtosaurus, Apulosauripus, Archaeocursor, Armatosauria, Cairanoolithidae, Chilesaurus, Delatorrichnopodidae, Enoplosauria, Fabrosauridae, Fabrosaurus, Ferganocephale, Gregaripus, Gyrotrisauropus, Heterodontosauriformes, Komlosaurus, Krzyzanowskisaurus, Lesothosauria, Ligabueichnium, Minisauripus, Parapredentata, Predentata, Prismatoolithidae, Tacuarembovum, Trimucrodon, Poposauria, Stegosauroidae
Subtaxa: Agilisaurus Enigmacursor Hexinlusaurus Jeholosauridae Minimocursor Nanosaurus Neornithopoda Pulaosaurus Pyrodontia Sanxiasaurus Stormbergia Thescelosauridae Yandusaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore