Chaoyangsauridae Explained

Chaoyangsauridae is a family of ceratopsian dinosaurs. They are among the earliest known marginocephalian dinosaurs, with remains dating to about 160 million years ago, during the Late Jurassic period. Members of this group had sharp beaks for snipping off leaves to eat, and a very small frill.

Four dinosaur genera, Chaoyangsaurus, Xuanhuaceratops, Yinlong and Hualianceratops, are usually considered to belong to the Chaoyangsauridae.[1] [2] [3] In 2020, Yu et al. classified Stenopelix as a chaoyangsaurid.[4] All five animals are more primitive (or basal) than both Psittacosaurus and neoceratopsians.

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Notes and References

  1. Zhao . X. . Cheng . Z. . Xu . Makovicky . P. J. . 2006 . A new ceratopsian from the Upper Jurassic Houcheng Formation of Hebei, China . Acta Geologica Sinica . 80 . 4. 467–473 .
  2. Han . Fenglu . Forster . Catherine A. . Clark . James M. . Xu . Xing . 2015 . A New Taxon of Basal Ceratopsian from China and the Early Evolution of Ceratopsia . PLOS ONE . 10 . 12. e0143369 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0143369 . 26649770 . 4674058 . free .
  3. 10.1080/02724634.2015.1029579. Cranial anatomy of Yinlong downsi(Ornithischia: Ceratopsia) from the Upper Jurassic Shishugou Formation of Xinjiang, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36. e1029579. 2016. Han. Feng-Lu. Forster. Catherine A.. Clark. James M.. Xu. Xing. 130791053.
  4. Yu . Congyu . Prieto-Marquez . Albert . Chinzorig . Tsogtbaatar . Badamkhatan . Zorigt . Norell . Mark . 2020-09-10 . A neoceratopsian dinosaur from the early Cretaceous of Mongolia and the early evolution of ceratopsia . Communications Biology . 3 . 1 . 10.1038/s42003-020-01222-7 . 2399-3642. free .

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