Yingshanosaurus

Yingshanosaurus

Pronunciation:
ying-shan-oh-sore-us
Name meaning:
'Mt. Ying lizard'
Yingshanosaurus
Type of dinosaur:
armoured dinosaur
Diet:
herbivorous herbivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Jurassic, 159-142 million years ago
Found in:
China

This dinosaur was named in a Japanese dinosaur book, but has not been fully described yet (it is a nomen nudum).

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Thyreophora, Stegosauria
Named by:
Watanabe (1992)
Type species:
jichuanensis

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