Datonglong Xu et al. 2016 (ornithopod)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: S.-C. Xu, H.-L. You, J.-W. Wang, S.-Z. Wang, J. Yi and L. Jia. 2016. A new hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Tianzhen, Shanxi Province, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 54(1):67-78

Parent taxon: Hadrosauroidea according to S.-C. Xu et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Bactrosaurus, Batyrosaurus, Cedrorestes, Claosaurus, Eolambia, Equijubus, Fukuisaurus, Fylax, Gilmoreosaurus, Gobihadros, Gongpoquansaurus, Gonkoken, Hadrosauridae, Huehuecanauhtlus, Iguanodon hillii, Jeyawati, Jintasaurus, Koshisaurus, Levnesovia, Morelladon, Nanningosaurus, Nanyangosaurus, Ovaloolithidae, Penelopognathus, Plesiohadros, Portellsaurus, Probactrosaurus, Protohadros, Ratchasimasaurus, Shuangmiaosaurus, Sirindhorna, Spheroolithidae, Tanius, Telmatosaurus, Tethyshadros, Trachodon cantabrigiensis, Xuwulong, Yunganglong, Zhanghenglong, Zuoyunlong

Subtaxa: Datonglong tianzhenensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Kangdailiang Quarry, Zhaojiagou (Cretaceous of China)

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