Yuxisaurus

Yuxisaurus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic,
Sinemurian–Toarcian
Skeletal diagram, with osteoderms omitted
Life restoration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Thyreophora
Genus: Yuxisaurus
Yao et al., 2022
Species:
Y. kopchicki
Binomial name
Yuxisaurus kopchicki
Yao et al., 2022

Yuxisaurus (meaning "Yuxi lizard") is an extinct genus of basal thyreophoran dinosaur from the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian-Toarcian) Fengjiahe Formation of southwestern China. The type species is Yuxisaurus kopchicki.