Micropachycephalosaurus Dong 1978 (ceratopsian)

Reptilia - Ornithischia

Full reference: Z. Dong. 1978. [A new genus of Pachycephalosauria from Laiyang, Shantung]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 16(4):225-228

Parent taxon: Ceratopsia according to F.-L. Han et al. 2012

See also Butler et al. 2008, Butler and Zhao 2009, Carroll 1988, Dong 1978, Dong 1992, Maryanska 1990, Maryanska et al. 2004, Sereno 2000 and Sullivan 2006

Sister taxa: Albalophosaurus, Chaoyangosauridae, Dysganus, Eoceratopsinae, Kulceratops, Kulceratops kulensis, Microceratus, Neoceratopsia, Notoceratops, Pachyrhinosauridae, Psittacosauridae, Psittacosauroidea, Psittacosaurus, Psittacosaurus sattayaraki, Serendipaceratops

Subtaxa: Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Laiyang train station (Cretaceous of China)

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