Jakapil Riguetti et al. 2022 (ornithischian)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: F. J. Riguetti, S. ApesteguĂ­a, and X. Pereda-Suberbiola. 2022. A new Cretaceous thyreophoran from Patagonia supports a South American lineage of armoured dinosaurs. Scientific Reports 12:11621:1-12

Parent taxon: Thyreophora according to F. J. Riguetti et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Andhrasaurus, Ankylosauria, Bienosaurus, Bienosaurus lufengensis, Emausaurus, Lusitanosaurus, Lusitanosaurus liasicus, Omosaurus hastiger, Peishansaurus, Scelidosauria, Scelidosauridae, Scelidosaurus, Scelidosaurus arizonensis, Scutellosaurus, Sinopeltosaurus, Stegosauria, Stegosaurides, Stegosauromorpha, Tatisaurus, Taveirosaurus, Thyreophoroidea, Yuxisaurus

Subtaxa: Jakapil kaniukura

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Type: Jakapil kaniukura

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Cerro PolicĂ­a (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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