Brighstoneus simmondsi Lockwood et al. 2021 (ornithopod)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: J. A. F. Lockwood, D. A. Martill, and S. C. R. Maidment. 2021. A new hadrosauriform dinosaur from the Wessex Formation, Wealden Group (Early Cretaceous), of the Isle of Wight, southern England. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 19(12):847-888

Belongs to Brighstoneus according to J. A. F. Lockwood et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MIWG 6344, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Grange Chine cliff face (MIWG/BMNH), which is in a Barremian alluvial fan siltstone/claystone in the Wessex Formation of the United Kingdom.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Grange Chine cliff face (MIWG/BMNH)

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