Reptilia - Ornithischia - Fabrosauridae
Alternative combination: Xiaosaurus dashanpuensis
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
Belongs to Xiaosaurus according to R. J. Butler et al. 2008
See also Barrett et al. 2005, Carpenter 2010, Dong 1992, Dong 1997, Dong and Tang 1983, Knoll 1999, Li et al. 2011, Manitkoon et al. 2023, Norman et al. 2004, Peng et al. 2005, Sereno 1991 and Zheng et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IVPP V6730A (field no. Cr. 003), a partial skeleton (A damaged maxilla, a complete tooth, 2 cervicals, 4 caudals, left humerus, and complete right hindlimb.). Its type locality is Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower], which is in a Bajocian/Oxfordian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Shaximiao Formation of China.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower]
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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