| A New Species of the Ankylosaurid Dinosaur Crichtonsaurus(Ankyiosauridae:Ankylosauria)from the Cretaceous of Liaoning Province,China |
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| 作者姓名： | LüJunchang~ |
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| 作者单位： | 1，* |
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| 摘 要： | A new ankylosaurid species of Crichtonsaurus,C.benxiensis sp.nov.,is erected based on a well preserved skeleton and a nearly complete skull found in the Sunjiawan Formation(Cenomanian- Turonian),Beipiao,Liaoning Province.Crichtonsaurus benxiensis sp.nov.is characterized by width 84.6% of length of the skull,a deep depression located medial to the notch between the orbit and the squamosal horn,paroccipital processes fused to the quadrates,fused scapula and coracoid,a large foramen for the supracoracoid nerve to enter the coracoid and to exit out from the scapula.Based on the new specimen,Crichtonsaurus is assigned to Ankylosauridae.
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A New Species of the Ankylosaurid Dinosaur Crichtonsaurus(Ankyiosauridae:Ankylosauria)from the Cretaceous of Liaoning Province,China |
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| Abstract: | A new ankylosaurid species of Crichtonsaurus,C.benxiensis sp.nov.,is erected based on a well preserved skeleton and a nearly complete skull found in the Sunjiawan Formation(Cenomanian- Turonian),Beipiao,Liaoning Province.Crichtonsaurus benxiensis sp.nov.is characterized by width 84.6% of length of the skull,a deep depression located medial to the notch between the orbit and the squamosal horn,paroccipital processes fused to the quadrates,fused scapula and coracoid,a large foramen for the supracoracoid nerve to enter the coracoid and to exit out from the scapula.Based on the new specimen,Crichtonsaurus is assigned to Ankylosauridae. |
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| Keywords: | Ankylosauridae Crichtonsaurus benxiensis Cretaceous Liaoning Province China |
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