Probactrosaurus

Probactrosaurus

Pronunciation:
proh-bak-troh-sore-us
Name meaning:
'before Bactrosaurus'
Probactrosaurus
large ornithopod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
large ornithopod
Length:
6.0m
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 121-99 million years ago
Found in:
China
Probactrosaurus milieu

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Neornithischia, Cerapoda, Ornithopoda, Euornithopoda, Iguanadontia, Euiguanadontia, Dryomorpha, Ankylopollexia, Iguanodontoidea
Named by:
Rozhdestvensky (1966)
Type species:
gobiensis

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