Genus
Valid Extinct

Napaisaurus

Ji and Zhang 2022

Napaisaurus is a genus of iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Xinlong Formation of Guangxi, China. The type and only species is N. guangxiensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
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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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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
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Styracosterna Unranked clade
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Napaisaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Xinlong
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Napaisaurus guangxiensis 121 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
S.-a. Ji and P. Zhang. 2022. [First new genus and species of basal iguanodontian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from southern China]. Acta Geoscientia Sinica 43(1):1-10
Bibliography (1)
S.-a. Ji and P. Zhang. 2022. [First new genus and species of basal iguanodontian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from southern China]. Acta Geoscientia Sinica 43(1):1-10