Yueosaurus

 Yueosaurus is an extinct genus of basalornithopod dinosaur known from Zhejiang Province, China.[1]

Yueosaurus
Temporal range: Cretaceous, Albian–Cenomanian 
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Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Dinosauria
Order:†Ornithischia
Family:†Jeholosauridae
Genus:†Yueosaurus
Zheng et al., 2012
Species:
†Y. tiantaiensis
Binomial name
†Yueosaurus tiantaiensis
Zheng et al., 2012

DescriptionEdit

Yueosaurus is known only from the holotypeZMNH M8620, an articulated, partial but well preserved postcranial skeleton which includes cervical, dorsal (back) and caudal vertebrae, scapula, rib, hip bones, partial forelimb and partial hindlimb. It was collected in Tiantailocality from the Liangtoutang Formation, dating to the Albian-Cenomanian stages of the latest Early Cretaceous and the earliest Late Cretaceous. Yueosaurus represents the southernmost basal ornithopod dinosaur from Asia, and the first one from China. It differs from other ornithischians by a combination of characters.[1] Han et al. found it plausible that Yueosaurus might be a member of Jeholosauridae or closely related to it.[2]

EtymologyEdit

Yueosaurus was first named by Wenjie Zheng, Xingsheng Jin, Masateru Shibata, Yoichi Azuma and Fangming Yu in 2012 and the type species is Yueosaurus tiantaiensis. The generic name is derived from "Yue", the ancient name for Zhejiang, and the specific name refers to the Tiantai, where the holotype was discovered.[1]


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