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''Yueosaurus'' is known only from the [[holotype]] [[Zhejiang Museum of Natural History|ZMNH]] M8620, an [[articulated]], partial but well preserved [[postcrania]]l [[skeleton]] which includes [[cervical vertebrae|cervical]], dorsal (back) and [[Caudal vertebrae|caudal]] [[vertebra]]e, [[scapula]], [[rib]], [[hip bone]]s, partial [[forelimb]] and partial [[hindlimb]]. It was collected in [[Tiantai]] locality from the [[Liangtoutang Formation]], dating to the [[Aptian]]-[[Cenomanian]] stages of the latest [[Early Cretaceous]] and the earliest [[Late Cretaceous]]. ''Yueosaurus'' represents the southernmost basal ornithopod dinosaur from Asia, and the first one from [[China]]. It differs from other ornithischians by a combination of characters.<ref name=Yueosaurus/> Han ''et al.'' found it plausible that ''Yueosaurus'' might be a member of [[Jeholosauridae]] or closely related to it.<ref name=Han>{{cite journal |last=Han |first=Feng-Lu |coauthors=Paul M. Barrett, Richard J. Butler, and Xing Xu |year=2012 |title=Postcranial anatomy of Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China. |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2012.694385 |
''Yueosaurus'' is known only from the [[holotype]] [[Zhejiang Museum of Natural History|ZMNH]] M8620, an [[articulated]], partial but well preserved [[postcrania]]l [[skeleton]] which includes [[cervical vertebrae|cervical]], dorsal (back) and [[Caudal vertebrae|caudal]] [[vertebra]]e, [[scapula]], [[rib]], [[hip bone]]s, partial [[forelimb]] and partial [[hindlimb]]. It was collected in [[Tiantai]] locality from the [[Liangtoutang Formation]], dating to the [[Aptian]]-[[Cenomanian]] stages of the latest [[Early Cretaceous]] and the earliest [[Late Cretaceous]]. ''Yueosaurus'' represents the southernmost basal ornithopod dinosaur from Asia, and the first one from [[China]]. It differs from other ornithischians by a combination of characters.<ref name=Yueosaurus/> Han ''et al.'' found it plausible that ''Yueosaurus'' might be a member of [[Jeholosauridae]] or closely related to it.<ref name=Han>{{cite journal |last=Han |first=Feng-Lu |coauthors=Paul M. Barrett, Richard J. Butler, and Xing Xu |year=2012 |title=Postcranial anatomy of Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China. |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2012.694385 |
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==Etymology== |
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Revision as of 02:18, 1 March 2013
| Yueosaurus Temporal range: Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | †Ornithischia |
| Clade: | †Neornithischia |
| Family: | †Thescelosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Thescelosaurinae |
| Genus: | †Yueosaurus Zheng et al., 2012 |
| Species: | †Y. tiantaiensis
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| †Yueosaurus tiantaiensis Zheng et al., 2012
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Yueosaurus is an extinct genus of basal ornithopod dinosaur known from Zhejiang Province, China.[1]
Description
Yueosaurus is known only from the holotype ZMNH M8620, an articulated, partial but well preserved postcranial skeleton which includes cervical, dorsal (back) and caudal vertebrae, scapula, rib, hip bones, partial forelimb and partial hindlimb. It was collected in Tiantai locality from the Liangtoutang Formation, dating to the Aptian-Cenomanian stages of the latest Early Cretaceous and the earliest Late Cretaceous. Yueosaurus represents the southernmost basal ornithopod dinosaur from Asia, and the first one from China. It differs from other ornithischians by a combination of characters.[1] Han et al. found it plausible that Yueosaurus might be a member of Jeholosauridae or closely related to it.[2]
Etymology
Yueosaurus was first named by Wenjie Zheng, Xingsheng Jin, Masateru Shibata, Yoichi Azuma and Fangming Yu in 2012 and the type species is Yueosaurus tiantaiensis. The specific name refers to the Tiantai, where the holotype was discovered.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Zheng, Wenjie (2012). "A new ornithischian dinosaur from the Cretaceous Liangtoutang Formation of Tiantai, Zhejiang Province, China". Cretaceous Research. 34: 208–219. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.11.001.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Han, Feng-Lu (2012). "Postcranial anatomy of Jeholosaurus shangyuanensis (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (6): 1370–1395. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.694385.
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