Leaellynasaura Rich and Vickers-Rich 1989 (ornithopod)

Reptilia - Neornithischia

Alternative spelling: Leaellynnasaura

Full reference: T. H. Rich and P. Vickers-Rich. 1989. Polar dinosaurs and biotas of the Early Cretaceous of southeastern Australia. National Geographic Research 5(1):15–53

Parent taxon: Elasmaria according to A. O. Fonseca et al. 2024

See also Agnolin et al. 2010, Alifanov and Saveliev 2014, Buchholz 2002, Dieudonné et al. 2016, Duncan et al. 2021, Galton 1989, Herne et al. 2019, Madzia et al. 2018, Molnar 1991, Molnar 1992, Norman et al. 2004, Poropat et al. 2023, Rich and Vickers-Rich 1989, Rich and Vickers-Rich 1994, Sues 1997 and Sues and Norman 1990

Sister taxa: Anabisetia, Atlascopcosaurus, Chakisaurus, Diluvicursor, Fostoria, Galleonosaurus, Gasparinisaura, Isasicursor, Kangnasaurus, Macrogryphosaurus, Mahuidacursor, Morrosaurus, Muttaburrasaurus, Notohypsilophodon, Qantassaurus, Sektensaurus, Talenkauen, Tietasaura, Trinisaura, Weewarrasaurus

Subtaxa: Leaellynasaura amicagraphica

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Australia (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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