Genus
Valid Extinct

Yuxisaurus

Yao et al. 2022

Yuxisaurus is an extinct genus of early thyreophoran dinosaur from the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian-Toarcian) Fengjiahe Formation of southwestern China. The genus contains a single species, Yuxisaurus kopchicki, known from a partial skeleton and many osteoderms.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Yuxisaurus
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Skeletal reconstruction of Yuxisaurus kopchicki showing some of the main preserved elements from the holotype (highlighted in blue), with details of the skull bones (A), cervical vertebrae (B), dorsal vertebrae (C), left scapula (D), right humerus (E), and left femur (F). Scale bars equal 5 cm (A–C) or 10 cm (D–F). The facial region and distal scapula are mirrored. Osteoderms have been omitted for convenience. © Xi Yao, Paul M Barrett, Lei Yang, Xing Xu, Shundong Bi · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Parapredentata Unranked clade
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Saphornithischia Unranked clade
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Prionodontia Unranked clade
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Genasauria Unranked clade
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Thyreophora Unranked clade
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Thyreophoroidea Superfamily
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Yuxisaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Fengjiahe
1
Temporal distribution
Pliensbachian (192.9–184.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Yuxisaurus kopchicki 193 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
X. Yao, P. M. Barrett, and L. Yang, X. Xu, S. D. Bi. 2022. A new early branching armored dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic of southwestern China. eLife 11:e75248:1-37 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
X. Yao, P. M. Barrett, and L. Yang, X. Xu, S. D. Bi. 2022. A new early branching armored dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic of southwestern China. eLife 11:e75248:1-37 DOI ↗