Shuangmiaosaurus

Shu-ang-me-ow-sor-us.
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Name

Shuangmiaosaurus.

Phonetic

Shu-ang-me-ow-sor-us.

Named By

H.‭ ‬You,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Ji,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Li‭ & ‬Y.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Iguanodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬gilmorei‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of fossils remains.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Liaoning Province.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Sunjiawan Formation.

Time Period

Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and jaw bones.

In Depth

       Shuangmiaosaurus is a genus of iguanodont dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new hadrosauroid dinosaur from the mid-Cretaceous of Liaoning,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica‭ ‬77‭(‬2‭)‬:148-154.‭ ‬-‭ ‬H.‭ ‬You,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Ji,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Li‭ & ‬Y.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬2003.

SPECIES SPOTLIGHT

Dimetrodon