Xuanhuasaurus

Zhao 1985

Xuanhuaceratops is a genus of dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period. The genus was in 2006 dated to the Tithonian, 150.8-145.5 million years ago. A member of the family Chaoyangsauridae, it was one of the earliest ceratopsians. The fossils were found in the Houcheng Formation of Hebei Province, northeastern China.

Temporal range

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PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Herbivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial

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Artistic reconstruction of the head of an early ceratopsian Xuanhuaceratops niei based on the currently known fossil material and the cranial remains of other chaoyangsaurids. © Mette Aumala · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia

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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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Marginocephalia Unranked clade

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Ceratopsia Suborder

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Psittacosauridae Family

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Xuanhuasaurus Genus

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Bibliography

Original description

X. Zhao. 1985. [The Jurassic Reptilia]. [The Jurassic System of China. Stratigraphy of China, No. 11]