Eshanosaurus
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Eshanosaurus
DV-0479 · type species Eshanosaurus deguchiianus
- Lived
- 201 to 200 million years ago, Early Jurassic
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Theropods, Therizinosauridae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Xu et al. 2001
Field notes
About Eshanosaurus
Eshanosaurus was a plant-eating theropod that lived in the Early Jurassic, 201 to 200 million years ago. It belongs to the family Therizinosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Eshanosaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Lufeng Formation. It was named by Xu et al. in 2001.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
200 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Therizinosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: X. Xu, X. Zhao, and J. M. Clark. 2001. A new therizinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Lower Lufeng Formation of Yunnan, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(3):477-483