Bayannurosaurus perfectus Xu et al. 2018 (ornithopod)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: X. Xu, Q.-W. Tan, Y.-L. Gao, Z.-Q. Bao, Z.-G. Yin, B. Guo, J.-Y. Wang, L. Tan, Y.-G. Zhang and H. Xing. 2018. A large-sized basal ankylopollexian from East Asia, shedding light on early biogeographic history of Iguanodontia. Science Bulletin 63:556-563

Belongs to Bayannurosaurus according to X. Xu et al. 2018

See also Herne et al. 2019 and Ji and Zhang 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IMMNH PV00001, a skeleton (a nearly complete, semi-articulated skeleton, including the entire caudal series). Its type locality is Chulumiao, which is in an Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Bayingebi Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Chulumiao

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