New dinosaur, Archaeocursor asiaticus, hints at early Gondwana to Laurasia migration

A newly identified dinosaur from southwestern China is revealing what appears to be the earliest-diverging ornithischian dinosaur in Asia. A multi-institution investigation in China has introduced the world to Archaeocursor asiaticus, and the research suggests an earlier dispersal event of ornithischians from Gondwana to Laurasia, independent of the migration of armored dinosaurs.