Jinzhousaurus article out in English

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From: Ben Creisler bh480@scn.org

Chinese Science Bulletin has finally published the English 
translation of the Jinzhousaurus paper. See:
http://www.scichina.com/ky/0119/ky1669.stm

Chinese Science Bulletin 46(19):1669-1672
A new iguanodontid (Jinzhousaurus yangi gen. et sp. nov.) 
from the Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China
WANG Xiaolin1,2 & XU Xing1
1. Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and 
Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 
100044, China;
2. College of Earth Sciences and Resources, China 
University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Abstract A new iguanodontid, Jinzhousaurus yangi gen.et 
sp. nov., is erected based on the cranial and 
dentalmorphology of a specimen from the Yixian Formation 
ofwestern Liaoning. Although a few primitive 
characteristicsremain, Jinzhousaurus yangi display a 
number of character-istics similar to those seen in 
derived iguanodontids. Other interesting characteristics 
include the absence of antorbitalfenestra and the frontal 
excluded from the participation in orbit, which are closer 
to the condition in hadrosaurids. The unusual combination 
of the characteristics provides important data for 
assessing morphological evolution toward hadrosaurs. The 
new discovery also represents the first reported large-
sized dinosaur from Jehol fauna in western Liaoning, and 
increases the diversity of this famous fauna.Furthermore, 
the discovery of a derived iguanodontid from the Yixian 
Formation provides further evidence supporting a 
Cretaceous age of the Jehol fauna, which is consistent 
with an isotopic age.
Keywords: Western Liaoning, Lower Cretaceous, Yixian 
Formation, Jehol Biota, Iguanodontid