Full reference: X. Xu, C. A. Forster, J. M. Clark and J. Mo. 2006. A basal ceratopsian with transitional features from the Late Jurassic of northwestern China. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 273:2135-2140
Parent taxon: Ornithischia according to X. Xu et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Alocodon, Amtosaurus, Apulosauripus, Archaeocursor, Armatosauria, Asilisaurus, Cairanoolithidae, Chilesaurus, Delatorrichnopodidae, Enoplosauria, Fabrosauridae, Fabrosaurus, Ferganocephale, Genasauria, Gregaripus, Gyrotrisauropus, Heterodontosauridae, Komlosaurus, Krzyzanowskisaurus, Laquintasaura, Lesothosauria, Lesothosaurus, Lewisuchus, Ligabueichnium, Minisauripus, Neornithischia, Pisanosaurus, Predentata, Prismatoolithidae, Soumyasaurus, Sulcimentisauria, Tacuarembovum, Trimucrodon, Stegosauroidae, Poposauria
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Heterodontosauriformes in the database