Xiaosaurus Dong and Tang 1983 (small lizard)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Fabrosauridae

Full reference: Z. Dong and Z. Tang. 1983. New ornithopod genus from the Middle Jurassic of Sichuan Basin, China . Vertebrata PalAsiatica 21(2):168-171

Parent taxon: Fabrosauridae according to G. Peng et al. 2005

See also Barrett et al. 2005, Dong 1992, Dong 1997, Dong and Tang 1983, Knoll 1999, Li et al. 2011, Norman et al. 2004, Peng 1992 and Sereno 1991

Sister taxa: Eugongbusaurus, Gongbusaurus

Subtaxa: Xiaosaurus dashanpensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower] (Jurassic of China)

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