Ganzhousaurus

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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Name

Ganzhousaurus ‭(‬Ganzhou lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Gan-zoo-sore-us.

Named By

Shuo Wang,‭ ‬Chengkai Sun,‭ ‬Corwin Sullivan‭ & ‬Xing Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Oviraptoridae,‭ ‬Oviraptorinae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

G.‭ ‬nankangensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Jiangxi Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nanxiong Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Ganzhousaurus is an oviraptorid dinosaur that displays a mix of primitive and advanced features which suggests that it is transitory in form between primitive oviraptorids that were around earlier in the Cretaceous,‭ ‬and more advanced ones alive later in the Cretaceous.‭ ‬Though since the fossils for Ganzhousaurus are from a Maastrichtian era deposit,‭ ‬Ganzhousaurus may have been a late surviving primitive form.

       Ganzhousaurus is named after Ganzhou City,‭ ‬while the species name G.‭ ‬nankangensis means‭ ‘‬from Nankang‭’‬.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new oviraptorid‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Theropoda‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous of southern China,‭ ‬Shuo Wang,‭ ‬Chengkai Sun,‭ ‬Corwin Sullivan‭ & ‬Xing Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

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