Cariocecus Bertozzo et al. 2025 (ornithopod)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: F. Bertozzo, B. Camilo, R. Araújo, F. Manucci, J. C. Kullberg, D. G. Cerio, V. F. Carvalho, P. Marrecas, S. D. Figueiredo and P. Godefroit. 2025. Cariocecus bocagei, a new basal hadrosauroid from the Lower Cretaceous of Portugal. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 23(1)

Parent taxon: Hadrosauroidea according to F. Bertozzo et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Bactrosaurus, Batyrosaurus, Cedrorestes, Claosaurus, Datonglong, Eolambia, Equijubus, Fukuisaurus, Fylax, Gilmoreosaurus, Gobihadros, Gongpoquansaurus, Gonkoken, Hadrosauridae, Haolong, Huehuecanauhtlus, Iguanodon hillii, Jeyawati, Jintasaurus, Koshisaurus, Levnesovia, Morelladon, Nanningosaurus, Nanyangosaurus, Ovaloolithidae, Penelopognathus, Plesiohadros, Portellsaurus, Probactrosaurus, Protohadros, Qianjiangsaurus, Ratchasimasaurus, Shuangmiaosaurus, Sirindhorna, Spheroolithidae, Tanius, Telmatosaurus, Tethyshadros, Trachodon cantabrigiensis, Xuwulong, Yunganglong, Zhanghenglong, Zuoyunlong

Subtaxa: Cariocecus bocagei

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Type: Cariocecus bocagei

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Praia do Areia do Mastro (CPGP collection) (Cretaceous of Portugal)

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