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Nanshiungosaurus

Nanshiungo-saurus

Pronunciation:: nahn-shyung-oh-sore-us
Name meaning:: 'Nanxiong lizard'

Nanshiungosaurus

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Dinosaur description:: 4.4m-long; large theropod

large theropod silhouette

Diet:: omnivorous
Country:: China
Period:: Late Cretaceous, 84-71 million years ago

Only the vertebral column and pelvis of Nanshiungosaurus have been found, no skull. So the shape of the head in reconstructions is based on similar dinosaurs.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Therizinosauroidea, Therizinosauridae
Named by:: Dong (1979)
Type species:: brevispinus

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