New evidence for the earliest ornithischian dinosaurs from Asia
Summary: The Early Jurassic ornithischian dinosaurs in Laurasia are dominated by armored dinosaurs, with other early ornithischian groups being rare.Here, a new taxon, Archaeocursor asiaticus gen.et sp.nov., is reported from the Lower Jurassic of southwestern China.Phylogenetic analysis places Archaeocursor asiaticus as the earliest-diverging ornit