Nanyangosaurus

Nan-yang-o-sor-us.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Nanyangosaurus ‭(‬Nanyang lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Nan-yang-o-sor-us.

Named By

X.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬X.-J.‭ ‬Zhao,‭ ‬J.-C.,‭ ‬W.-B.‭ ‬Huang,‭ ‬Z.-Y.‭ ‬Li‭ & ‬Z.-M.‭ ‬Dong‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithpoda.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬zhugeii‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬4-‭ ‬5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Sangping Formation.

Time Period

Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Nanyangosaurus is a genus of medium sized ornithopod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Though only known from partial remains,‭ ‬Nanyangosaurus is noted for having fore limbs that were proportionately longer than other similar ornithopods.‭ ‬Nanyangosaurus also seems to have lacked the enlarged thumb spike,‭ ‬which is another common feature amongst other ornithopods.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new iguanodontian from Sangping Formation of Neixiang,‭ ‬Henan and its stratigraphical implication.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vertebrata PalAsiatica‭ ‬38‭(‬3‭)‬:176-191.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬X.-J.‭ ‬Zhao,‭ ‬J.-C.,‭ ‬W.-B.‭ ‬Huang,‭ ‬Z.-Y.‭ ‬Li‭ & ‬Z.-M.‭ ‬Dong‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

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