Nanshiungosaurus
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Nanshiungosaurus
DV-0254 · type species Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus
- Lived
- 113 to 66 million years ago, Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- about 4.4 m (14 ft)
- Group
- Theropods, Therizinosauridae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Dong 1979
Field notes
About Nanshiungosaurus
Nanshiungosaurus was a plant-eating theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous to Late Cretaceous, 113 to 66 million years ago. It belongs to the family Therizinosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Nanshiungosaurus, from China. Its fossils come from rocks including the Yuanpu Formation and the Zhonggou Formation. It was named by Dong in 1979.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
90 million years ago
To scale
How big was Nanshiungosaurus?
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Therizinosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: Z. Dong. 1979. Cretaceous dinosaurs of Hunan, China. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Red Beds of South China: Selected Papers from the "Cretaceous-Tertiary Workshop", Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology & Nanjing Institute of Paleontology (eds.), Science Press, Nanxiong, China