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Nanshiungosaurus
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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.
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- Pronounced
- nahn-shyung-oh-sore-us
- Meaning of name
- Nanxiong lizard
- Length
- 4.4m - 5.3m
- Diet
- omnivorous
- When it lived
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Late Cretaceous
(84 - 71 million years ago) - Found in
- Peoples Republic of China
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Therizinosauroidea, Therizinosauridae, Nanshiungosaurus
- Named by
- Dong (1979)
- Type species
- brevispinus