Yinlong Xu et al. 2006 (ceratopsian)

Reptilia - Ornithischia - Chaoyangsauridae

Full reference: X. Xu, C. A. Forster, J. M. Clark and J. Mo. 2006. A basal ceratopsian with transitional features from the Late Jurassic of northwestern China. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 273:2135-2140

Parent taxon: Chaoyangsauridae according to C. Yu et al. 2020

See also Butler et al. 2007, Han et al. 2012, Han et al. 2015, Morschhauser et al. 2019, Tanoue et al. 2009, Xu et al. 2006 and Zheng et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Chaoyangsaurus, Hualianceratops, Stenopelix, Xuanhuaceratops, Xuanhuasaurus niei

Subtaxa: Yinlong downsi

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Wucaiwan ceratopsian 1 (IVPP) (Jurassic of China)

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