Chaoyangsaurus
"Chaoyang County lizard"
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CLASSIFICATION

Chaoyangsaurus Zhao, Zheng & Xu, 1999
a.k.a Chaoyangosaurus
    TYPE SPECIES:
  • C. youngi Zhao, Zheng & Xu, 1999

    MISASSIGNED SPECIES:
  • C. liaosiensis Zhao & Zheng, 1983 [nomen nudum] == C. youngi
Animalia
Vertebrata
Tetrapoda
Sauropsida
Archosauromorpha
Ornithodira
Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Ceratopsia

see also: Genus Index, Classification


TIME

Middle Jurassic? to Late Jurassic?

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic


PLACE

China

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

see also: Anatomy


ESSAY

The oldest known ceratopsian, although not quite the most basal.


IMAGES

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PETER BUCHHOLZ

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[THUMBNAIL] head of Chaoyangsaurus youngi

see also: Art Gallery


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