Chakisaurus Nogueira et al. 2024 (ornithopod)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: R. A. Nogueira, S. Rozadilla, F. L. Agnolín, J. A. Garcia Marsà, M. J. Motta and F. E. Novas. 2024. A new ornithopod from the Upper Cretaceous (Huincul Formation) of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina: Implications on elasmarian postcranial anatomy. Cretaceous Research 159

Parent taxon: Elasmaria according to R. A. Nogueira et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Anabisetia, Atlascopcosaurus, Diluvicursor, Galleonosaurus, Isasicursor, Kangnasaurus, Leaellynasaura, Macrogryphosaurus, Mahuidacursor, Morrosaurus, Sektensaurus, Talenkauen, Tietasaura, Trinisaura

Subtaxa: Chakisaurus nekul

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Type: Chakisaurus nekul

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Violante farm (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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