Sinoceratops zhuchengensis Xu et al. 2010 (ceratopsid)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Ceratopsidae

Full reference: X. Xu, K.-B. Wang, X.-J. Zhao and D.-J. Li. 2010. First ceratopsid dinosaur from China and its biogeographical implications. Chinese Science Bulletin 55(16):1631-1635

Belongs to Sinoceratops according to Y.-N. Lee et al. 2010

See also Farke et al. 2011, Lund et al. 2016, Manabe et al. 2017, McDonald 2011, Wang et al. 2020 and Xu et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ZCDM V0010, a partial skull. Its type locality is Zangjiazhuang quarry (loc. 090413), which is in a Campanian fluvial siltstone/siltstone in the Hongtuya Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Zangjiazhuang quarry (loc. 090413)

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