Ornithischia
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Description
Definition adopted: The most inclusive clade that includes Iguanodon bernissartensis but neither Megalosaurus bucklandii nor Diplodocus carnegii (after Baron et al., 2017a).
Characters in support: Horizontal or only gently arched premaxillary palate (Char. 17: 0 → 1); strongly curved and hook-shaped jugal process of the ectopterygoid (Char. 57: 0 → 1; Fig. 5E); ventrally inclined dorsal surface of the rostrum of the dentary (Char. 74: 0 → 1); retroarticular is slightly upturned at its distal end (Char. 82: 0 → 1; Fig. 7F); premaxilla with four teeth (Char. 84: 0 → 1); teeth ankylosed into the alveoli (Char. 100: 0 → 1; Fig. 7G); and medial articular facet of the proximal portion of the femur is straight in caudomedial view (Char. 213: 0 → 1; Fig. 7J).
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Seeley
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Taxon rank
- order
- Taxonomic concept label
- Ornithischia (Seeley, 1888) sec. Norman, Baron, Garcia & Müller, 2022
References
- Baron MG, Norman DB, Barrett PM. 2017 a. A new hypothesis of dinosaur relationships and early dinosaur evolution. Nature 543: 501 - 506.