Name
Lingyuanosaurus (Lingyuan lizard).
Phonetic
Ling-yu-an-sor-us.
Named By
Xi Yao, Chun-Chi Liao, Corwin Sullivan & Xing Xu - 2019.
Classification
Choirdata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Therizinosauria.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
L. sihedangensis
Size
Uncertain.
Known locations
China.
Time Period
Early Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Partial post cranial remains.
Lingyuanosaurus is a genus of therizinosaurid dinosaur that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous.
- A new transitional therizinosaurian theropod from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota of China. - Scientific Reports. 9 (5026): 1–12. - Xi Yao, Chun-Chi Liao, Corwin Sullivan & Xing Xu - 2019.
