Morrosaurus Rozadilla et al. 2016 (ornithopod)

Reptilia - Neornithischia

Full reference: S. Rozadilla, F. L. Agnolin, F. E. Novas, A. M. Aranciaga Rolando, M. J. Motta, J. M. Lirio, and M. P. Isasi. 2016. A new ornithopod (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Antarctica and its palaeobiogeographical implications. Cretaceous Research 57:311-324

Parent taxon: Elasmaria according to A. O. Fonseca et al. 2024

See also Dieudonné et al. 2020, Madzia et al. 2018 and Rozadilla et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Anabisetia, Atlascopcosaurus, Chakisaurus, Diluvicursor, Fostoria, Galleonosaurus, Gasparinisaura, Isasicursor, Kangnasaurus, Leaellynasaura, Macrogryphosaurus, Mahuidacursor, Muttaburrasaurus, Notohypsilophodon, Qantassaurus, Sektensaurus, Talenkauen, Tietasaura, Trinisaura, Weewarrasaurus

Subtaxa: Morrosaurus antarcticus

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at northwest of Fortress Hill, El Morro (Cretaceous of Antarctica)

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