Genus
Valid Extinct

Jeholosaurus

Xu et al. 2000

Jeholosaurus is a genus of small neornithischian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous-aged Yixian Formation of what is now China.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Jeholosaurus
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Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis (IVPP V12530). © Zhiheng Li, Zhonghe Zhou, Julia A. Clarke · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Jeholosaurus
Jeholosaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Thescelosauridae Family
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Jeholosaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
1,27 m ⓘ
Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis
Mass
3,8 kg ⓘ
Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
2
Geological formations
Yixian
2
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis 126 Ma
Images 6
Bibliography
Original description
X. Xu, X.-L. Wang, and H.-L. You. 2000. A primitive ornithopod from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 38(4):318-325
Bibliography (2)
H. Zhang, D. Yu, and Y. Feng, R. Pei, C.-F. Zhou. 2022. A Lujiatun-like dinosaurian assemblage from the Jehol Biota of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia, Northeast China. Acta Paleontologica Polonica 67(3):617-621 DOI ↗
X. Xu, X.-L. Wang, and H.-L. You. 2000. A primitive ornithopod from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of Liaoning. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 38(4):318-325