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Gongbusaurus
Taxonomy
Gongbusaurus was named by Dong et al. (1983). Its type is Gongbusaurus shiyii.
It was considered a nomen dubium by Knoll (1999) and Norman et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Hypsilophodontidae by Dong (1989) and Dong (1992); and to Fabrosauridae by Dong et al. (1983), Carroll (1988), Peng (1997), Peng et al. (2005) and Li et al. (2011).
It was considered a nomen dubium by Knoll (1999) and Norman et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Hypsilophodontidae by Dong (1989) and Dong (1992); and to Fabrosauridae by Dong et al. (1983), Carroll (1988), Peng (1997), Peng et al. (2005) and Li et al. (2011).
Species
G. shiyii (type species), G. wucaiwanensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Gongbusaurus Dong et al. p. 94 |
| 1988 | Gongbusaurus Carroll |
| 1989 | Gongbusaurus Dong |
| 1992 | Gongbusaurus Dong p. 165 |
| 1997 | Gongbusaurus Peng p. 238–239 |
| 2005 | Gongbusaurus Peng et al. |
| 2011 | Gongbusaurus Li et al. p. 24 |
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G. †Gongbusaurus Dong et al. 1983
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†Gongbusaurus shiyii Dong et al. 1983
†Gongbusaurus wucaiwanensis Dong 1989
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| Z. Dong et al. 1983 | A small primitive ornithopod with a rounded premaxillary tooth crown and asymmetrical serrations on the anterior and posterior carinae. The teeth are flat with the lingual side possessing a thin layer of enamel, the center of the crown possesses a small swollen ridge, and the lingual and labial sides are swollen to form a symmetrical crown that maintains small picketed denticles on the anterior and posterior carinae. | |
| G. Peng et al. 2005 | As for type species Gongbusaurus shiyii Dong et al., 1983. |
Measurements
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| References: Peczkis 1995, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathonian - Callovian | China (Sichuan) | G. shiyii (60066) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Xinjiang) | G. wucaiwanensis (93194 93195 93197 93198) |