Genus
Valid Extinct

Liaoningosaurus

Xu et al. 2001

Liaoningosaurus is an unusual genus of basal ankylosaurid dinosaur from the Liaoning Province, China that lived during the Early Cretaceous in what is now the Yixian and Jiufotang Formation. The type and only species, Liaoningosaurus paradoxus, is known from more than 20 specimens, represented by juvenile individuals. It was named in 2001 by Xu, Wang and You.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Liaoningosaurus
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Fossil specimen of Liaoningosaurus paradoxus on display at the Beijing Museum of Natural History. © Jonathan Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
Liaoningosaurus
Liaoningosaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Parapredentata Unranked clade
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Saphornithischia Unranked clade
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Prionodontia Unranked clade
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Genasauria Unranked clade
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Thyreophora Unranked clade
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Thyreophoroidea Superfamily
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Eurypoda Unranked clade
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Ankylosauria Unranked clade
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Euankylosauria Unranked clade
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Ankylosauridae Family
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Liaoningosaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
0,4 m ⓘ
Liaoningosaurus paradoxus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Yixian
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Liaoningosaurus paradoxus 126 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xu, X.-L. Wang, and H.-L. You. 2001. A juvenile ankylosaur from China. Naturwissenschaften 88:297-300 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
X. Xu, X.-L. Wang, and H.-L. You. 2001. A juvenile ankylosaur from China. Naturwissenschaften 88:297-300 DOI ↗