Bayannurosaurus
Field photograph to come
Bayannurosaurus
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- Lived
- 121 to 120 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Ornithopods
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Xu et al. 2018
Field notes
About Bayannurosaurus
Bayannurosaurus was a plant-eating ornithopod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 121 to 120 million years ago.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Bayannurosaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Bayingebi Formation. It was named by Xu et al. in 2018.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
120 million years ago
Close relatives
Other members of Ankylopollexia.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: X. Xu, Q.-W. Tan, and Y.-L. Gao, Z.-Q. Bao, Z.-G. Yin, B. Guo, J.-Y. Wang, L. Tan, Y.-G. Zhang, H. Xing. 2018. A large-sized basal ankylopollexian from East Asia, shedding light on early biogeographic history of Iguanodontia. Science Bulletin 63:556-563