Reptilia - Ornithischia - Heterodontosauridae
Full reference: R. J. Butler, P. M. Galton, L. B. Porro, L. M. Chiappe, D. M. Henderson and G. M. Erickson. 2010. A new Upper Jurassic heterodontosaurid from North America: lower limits of ornithischian dinosaur body size inferred from North America. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277:375-381
Parent taxon: Heterodontosauridae according to A. O. Fonseca et al. 2024
See also Butler et al. 2010, Carpenter and Galton 2018, Dieudonné et al. 2020, Foster et al. 2016, Han et al. 2012, Madzia et al. 2018, Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. 2010 and Sereno 2012
Sister taxa: Echinodon, Geranosaurus, Geranosaurus atavus, Heterodontosaurinae, Tianyulong
Subtaxa: Fruitadens haagarorum
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (4: Colorado, Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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