Pisanosaurus Casamiquela 1967 (ornithischian)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: R. M. Casamiquela. 1967. Un nuevo dinosaurio ornitisquio triasico (Pisanosaurus mertii; Ornithopoda) de la Formación Ischigualasto, Argentina [A new Triassic ornithischian dinosaur (Pisanosaurus mertii; Ornithopoda) from the Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina]. Ameghiniana 4(2):47-64

Parent taxon: Ornithischia according to J. W. Martz and B. J. Small 2019

See also Agnolin 2015, Anderson and Cruickshank 1978, Bakker and Galton 1974, Battail 1986, Benton 1990, Bonaparte 1969, Bonaparte 1973, Bonaparte 1976, Bonaparte 1978, Bonaparte 1984, Buchholz 2002, Butler et al. 2007, Butler et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Casamiquela 1967, Charig and Crompton 1974, Colbert 1981, Desojo et al. 2020, Galton 1972, Galton 1973, Galton 1974, Godefroit and Cuny 1997, Han et al. 2012, Irmis and Knoll 2008, Irmis et al. 2007, Langer and Benton 2006, Langer et al. 2010, Madzia et al. 2018, Martínez and Alcober 2009, Norman et al. 2004, Novas 1997, Olshevsky and Ford 1994, Rauhut 2003, Reig 1970, Ryan and Vickaryous 1997, Sereno 1997, Sereno 1999, Sereno et al. 1993, Thulborn 1970, Thulborn 1971, Thulborn 1972, Thulborn 1974, Weishampel 2004 and Weishampel and Weishampel 1983

Sister taxa: Alocodon, Amtosaurus, Apulosauripus, Armatosauria, Cairanoolithidae, Chilesaurus, Delatorrichnopodidae, Delatorrichnus, Enoplosauria, Fabrosauridae, Fabrosaurus, Ferganocephale, Genasauria, Gregaripus, Gyrotrisauropus, Heterodontosauridae, Heterodontosauriformes, Komlosaurus, Krzyzanowskisaurus, Laquintasaura, Lesothosauria, Lesothosaurus, Ligabueichnium, Minisauripus, Neornithischia, Predentata, Tacuarembovum, Trimucrodon, Poposauria, Stegosauroidae

Subtaxa: Pisanosaurus mertii

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Type: Pisanosaurus mertii

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Agua de Las Catas, Ischigualasto (Triassic of Argentina)

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