Jinyunpelta

Jin-yun-pelt-ah.
By Claire Morris
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Morris, C. (2013, October 30). Jinyunpelta. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/jinyunpelta/

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Name

Jinyunpelta ‭(‬Jinyun shield‭)‬.

Phonetic

Jin-yun-pelt-ah.

Named By

Zheng Wenjie,‭ ‬Jin Xingsheng,‭ ‬Yoichi Azuma,‭ ‬Wang Qiongying,‭ ‬Kazunori Miyata‭ & ‬Xu Xing‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ankylosauridae,‭ ‬Ankylosaurinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

J.‭ ‬sinensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Zhejiang‭ ‬-‭ ‬Liangtoutang Formation.

Time Period

Albian/Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Jinyunpelta is a genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia around the early/late Cretaceous boundary.‭ ‬The presence of Jinyunpelta at that time suggests that it was among the first ankylosaurid dinosaur genera to have evolved a tail club.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The most basal ankylosaurine dinosaur from the Albian-Cenomanian of China,‭ ‬with implications for the evolution of the tail club.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports‭ ‬8‭(‬3711‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Zheng Wenjie,‭ ‬Jin Xingsheng,‭ ‬Yoichi Azuma,‭ ‬Wang Qiongying,‭ ‬Kazunori Miyata‭ & ‬Xu Xing‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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