Archaeocursor

Yao et al. 2025

Archaeocursor is an extinct genus of basal ornithischian dinosaurs from the Early Jurassic Ziliujing Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, A. asiaticus, known from a single femur. Archaeocursor represents the oldest and most basal ornithischian described from Asia.

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Plage temporelle

Trias

Jurassique

Crétacé

Paléogène

Néogène

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

Occurrences PBDB

Groupe

Dinosaures

Herbivore Vivant au sol, grégaire Terrestre

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L01-HY999, the holotype left femur of Archaeocursor asiaticus (photograph and CT image). (A) anterior view. (B) posterior view. (C) lateral view. (D) medial view. (E) proximal view. (F) distal view. Abbreviations: aig, anterior intercondylar groove; alt, anterolateral tuber; at, anterior trochanter; d, depression; d. CFL, depression for the attachment of M. caudofemoralis longus; d. PIFI, depression for the attachment of M. puboischiofemoralis internus; fh, femoral head; ft, fourth trochanter; gt, greater trochanter; lc, lateral condyle; lg, ligament groove; mc, medial condyle; pbp, posterior boundary of the proximal end; pmt, posteromedial tuber; pof, popliteal fossa; s, suture; sop, summit of the proximal end. Scale bar=30 millimeters. © X. Yao, Q. Zhao, T. Ren, G. Wei & X. Xing · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification

Dinosauria Clade non classé

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Ornithischia Clade non classé

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Archaeocursor Genre

Sites de découverte 1 sites géolocalisés

Répartition

Principaux pays

🇨🇳 Chine

Formations géologiques

Ziliujing

Distribution temporelle

Pliensbachien (192.9–184.2 Ma)

Espèces (1)

Archaeocursor asiaticus 200 Ma

Bibliographie

Description originale

X. Yao, Q. Zhao, and T. Ren, G. Wei, X. Xu. 2025. New evidence for the earliest ornithischian dinosaurs from Asia. iScience 28(1):111641 DOI ↗

Bibliographie (1)

X. Yao, Q. Zhao, and T. Ren, G. Wei, X. Xu. 2025. New evidence for the earliest ornithischian dinosaurs from Asia. iScience 28(1):111641 DOI ↗