Pronunciation: chow-yahng-SOR-ruh-day
Meaning: Chaoyang lizard family (see etymology)
Authors: Zhao, Cheng and Xu
Year: 1999
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: None known
Meaning: Chaoyang lizard family (see etymology)
Authors: Zhao, Cheng and Xu
Year: 1999
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: None known
[Madzia et al., 2021]Definition
The largest clade containing Chaoyangsaurus youngi, but not Psittacosaurus mongoliensis and Triceratops horridus".
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Etymology
Chaoyangsauridae is derived from "Chaoyang" (where the name-bearer Chaoyangsaurus was discovered), the Greek "sauros" (lizard) and the Latin "idae" (denoting a family).
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References
• Zhao X, Cheng Z and Xu X (1999) "The earliest ceratopsian from the Tuchengzi Formation of Liaoning, China". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 19(4): 681-691. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1999.10011181.
• Han F, Forster CA, Clark JM and Xu X (2015) "A New Taxon of Basal Ceratopsian from China and the Early Evolution of Ceratopsia". PLoS ONE, 10(12): e0143369. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143369.
• Madzia D, Arbour VM, Boyd CA, Farke AA, Cruzado-Caballero P and Evans DC (2021) "The phylogenetic nomenclature of ornithischian dinosaurs". PeerJ, 9: e12362. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12362.
