Name
Bayannurosaurus (Bayannur lizard).
Phonetic
Ba-yan-nu-ro-sor-us.
Named By
X. Xu, Q.-W. Tan, Y.-L. Gao, Z.-Q. Bao, Z.-G. Yin, B. Guo, J.-Y. Wang, L. Tan, Y.-G. Zhang & H. Xing - 2018.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Ornithopoda, Styracosterna.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
B. perfectus
Size
Skull about 80 centimetres long. Body length estimated between 8 and 10 meters long.
Known locations
China - Bayingebi Formation.
Time Period
Aptian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Skull.
Bayannurosaurus is a genus of iguanodont dinosaur that lived in Asia during the early Cretaceous.
- A large-sized basal ankylopollexian from East Asia, shedding light on early biogeographic history of Iguanodontia. - Science Bulletin 63:556-563. - X. Xu, Q.-W. Tan, Y.-L. Gao, Z.-Q. Bao, Z.-G. Yin, B. Guo, J.-Y. Wang, L. Tan, Y.-G. Zhang & H. Xing - 2018.
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