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A New Genus of Psittacosauridae (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) and the Origin and Early Evolution of Marginocephalian Dinosaurs

2003; Wiley; Volume: 77; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1755-6724.2003.tb00105.x

1755-6724

Hai‐Lu You, Xing Xu, Xiaolin Wang,

Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Abstract An almost complete juvenile dinosaur skull with lower jaw was discovered from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation in Beipiao, Liaoning Province, China. Here, the specimen is described and a cladistic analysis is performed in order to find its phylogenetic relationships. The result shows that this specimen represents a new genus of Psittacosauridae, Hongshanosaurus houi , gen. et sp. nov., and confirms the monophyletic status for Ceratopsia and Marginocephalia. However, Heterodontosaurus is found to be the sister taxon to Marginocephalia, rather than a basal Ornithopoda.