Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis Dong 1978 (ceratopsian)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: Z. Dong. 1978. [A new genus of Pachycephalosauria from Laiyang, Shantung]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 16(4):225-228

Belongs to Micropachycephalosaurus according to R. J. Butler and Q. Zhao 2009

See also Becerra et al. 2016, Bell et al. 2018, Butler et al. 2008, Dong 1978, Dong 1992, Han et al. 2012, Maryanska 1990, Maryanska et al. 2004, Perle et al. 1982, Sereno 2000, Sullivan 2006, Wang et al. 2012, Zhang et al. 2017 and Zhao 1986

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V.5542, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Laiyang train station, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian terrestrial claystone in the Jiangjunding Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Laiyang train station

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