A new ankylosaurian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Ankylosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China
- 15 June 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
- Vol. 18 (2) , 376-384
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.1998.10011065
Abstract
Shanxia tianzhenensis gen. et sp. nov. is described from the Huiquanpu Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China, and is characterised by the distinctive shape of the squamosal horns. Many characteristics indicate that Shanxia is an ankylosaurid ankylosaur. The discovery of Shanxia is significant for several reasons: ankylosaur specimens from China are rare; Shanxia is the most complete dinosaur yet recovered from Shanxi Province; and Shanxia is the first dinosaur to be recovered from the Huiquanpu Formation and supports the proposed Upper Cretaceous age of this unit.Keywords
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