Liaoceratops yanzigouensis Xu et al. 2002 (ceratopsian)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: X. Xu, P. J. Makovicky, X.-l. Wang, M. A. Norell, and H.-l. You. 2002. A ceratopsian dinosaur from China and the early evolution of the Ceratopsia. Nature 416:314-317

Belongs to Liaoceratops according to R. J. Butler et al. 2008

See also Amiot et al. 2010, Buchholz 2002, Dieudonné et al. 2020, Han et al. 2012, Han et al. 2015, He et al. 2018, Hedrick et al. 2014, Herne et al. 2019, Jin et al. 2009, Son et al. 2022, Tanoue et al. 2012, Tanoue and Okazaki 2014, Tanoue et al. 2009, Yang et al. 2020, You and Dodson 2004, You et al. 2012, You et al. 2007 and Yu et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V.12738, a skull. Its type locality is Yanzigou, Shanyuan, which is in a Barremian/Aptian fluvial horizon in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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