Suzhousaurus

DV-0647 · type species Suzhousaurus megatherioides

Lived: 121 to 110 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Group: Theropods, Therizinosauridae
Found in: China
Named by: Li et al. 2007

Field notes

About Suzhousaurus

Suzhousaurus was a plant-eating theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 121 to 110 million years ago. It belongs to the family Therizinosauridae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Suzhousaurus, from China. Its fossils come from rocks including the Xiagou Formation and the Zhonggou Formation. It was named by Li et al. in 2007.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

2 finds

115 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Therizinosauridae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: D. Li, C. Peng, and H. You, M. C. Lamanna, J. D. Harris, K. J. Lacovara, J. Zhang. 2007. A large therizinosauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of northwestern China. Acta Geologica Sinica 81(4):539-549