Biology:Bayannurosaurus
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Short description: Extinct genus of reptiles
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | †Ornithischia |
| Clade: | †Ornithopoda |
| Clade: | †Styracosterna |
| Genus: | †Bayannurosaurus Xu et al, 2018 |
| Type species | |
| †Bayannurosaurus perfectus Xu et al, 2018
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Bayannurosaurus is a non-hadrosauriform ankylopollexian ornithopod described in 2018 by Xu Xing. It lived during the early Aptian period, being found in the Bayin-Gobi Formation of China .[1] The genus includes the type species Bayannurosaurus perfectus. A phylogenetic analysis of Bayannurosaurus indicates that it is more derived than Hypselospinus, yet less derived than Ouranosaurus and just outside of the Hadrosauriformes. It was a large iguanodontian, measuring up to 9 metres (30 ft) in total body length.[1] The genus name Bayannurosaurus comes from Bayannur, the area where it was found, while the species name perfectus comes from the "perfect" preservation of the holotype specimen (IMMNH PV00001).[1]
See also
- 2018 in paleontology
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Xu, Xing; Tan, Qingwei; Gao, Yilong; Bao, Zhiqiang; Yin, Zhigang; Guo, Bin; Wang, Junyou; Tan, Lin et al. (2018). "A large-sized basal ankylopollexian from East Asia, shedding light on early biogeographic history of Iguanodontia". Science Bulletin 63 (9): 556–563. doi:10.1016/j.scib.2018.03.016. Bibcode: 2018SciBu..63..556X.
Wikidata ☰ Q51879459 entry
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