Full reference: Q. Ji, M. A. Norell, P. J. Makovicky, K.-Q. Gao, S. Ji and C. Yuan. 2003. An early ostrich dinosaur and implications for ornithomimosaur phylogeny. American Museum Novitates 3420:1-19
Belongs to Shenzhousaurus according to P. J. Makovicky et al. 2004
See also Alifanov and Saveliev 2015, Buffetaut et al. 2006, Buffetaut et al. 2009, Cerda 2008, Claessens and Loewen 2016, Gianechini et al. 2011, Ji et al. 2003, Kobayashi and Barsbold 2006, McFeeters et al. 2016, Sereno 2017, Turner et al. 2007, Xing et al. 2009, Xu et al. 2011 and Yang et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NGMC 97-4-002. Its type locality is Sihetun, lower Yixian (general), which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/siltstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Sihetun, lower Yixian (general)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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