Yuxisaurus
Sign in to saveYuxisaurus () is an extinct genus of early thyreophoran dinosaur from the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian-Toarcian) Fengjiahe Formation of southwestern China. The genus contains a single species, Yuxisaurus kopchicki, known from a partial skeleton and many osteoderms.
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Yuxisaurus () is an extinct genus of early thyreophoran dinosaur from the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian-Toarcian) Fengjiahe Formation of southwestern China. The genus contains a single species, Yuxisaurus kopchicki, known from a partial skeleton and many osteoderms.
== Discovery and naming == thumb|Size compared to a human The name "Yuxisaurus kopchicki" first appeared in a bioRxiv preprint released in late 2021. In March 2022, Xi Yao and colleagues formally described it as a new genus and species of early-diverging armored dinosaur. The holotype specimen, CVEB 21701, consists of a partial skeleton including parts of the skull, several vertebrae, partial limb bones, and at least 120 osteoderms.