Yabeinosaurus robustus was named by Dong et al. (2017) [Species erected from Y. tenuis, which was reclassified as a nomen dubium due to diagnosis problems (see Dong et al 2017 for full explanation).]. Its type specimen is IVPP V 13285, a partial skeleton (a well prepared adult skull and manus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sihetun, lower Yixian (general), which is in a Barremian/Aptian lacustrine shale/siltstone in the Yixian Formation of China.