Tianzhenosaurus

Te-an-zen-oh-sore-us.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Tianzhenosaurus.

Phonetic

Te-an-zen-oh-sore-us.

Named By

Q.‭ ‬Pang and Z.‭ ‬Cheng‭ ‬-‭ ‬1998.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Thyreophora,‭ ‬Ankylosauria,‭ ‬Ankylosauridae,‭ ‬Ankylosaurinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬youngi‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬28‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Body length estimated about‭ ‬4‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Shanxi Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Huiquanpu Formation.

Time Period

Late Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Complete skull and post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Tianzhenosaurus is a genus of relatively small ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous,‭ ‬though a specific point of time during the late Cretaceous is unavailable at the time of writing.‭ ‬There has however been speculation that Tianzhenosaurus may actually be synonymous with the genus Saichania.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new ankylosaur of Late Cretaceous from Tianzhen,‭ ‬Shanxi.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Progress in Natural Science‭ ‬8‭(‬3‭)‬:326-334.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Pang and Z.‭ ‬Cheng‭ ‬-‭ ‬1998.

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