Huanansaurus

Hu-ah-nan-sor-us.
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Name

Huanansaurus ‭(‬Huanan lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Hu-ah-nan-sor-us.

Named By

J.‭ ‬L�,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Pu,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Kobayashi,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Chang,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Shang,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Liu,‭ ‬Y.-N.‭ ‬Lee,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Kundr�t‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬Shen‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

Classification

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

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

H.‭ ‬ganzhouensis‭

Size

Skull approximately‭ ‬24‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Skeletal details unavailable at time of writing.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Nanxiong Formation.

Time Period

Campanian/Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull and partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Huanansaurus is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬The holotype of Huanansaurus consists of an almost complete skull as well as a good proportion of post cranial remains including vertebrae and parts of the arms and legs.‭ ‬These have also led to the interpretation that Huanansaurus would have been a very close relative of the genus Citipati.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new oviraptorid dinosur‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Oviraptorosauria‭) ‬from the Late Cretaceous of southern China and its paleobiogeographical implicationas.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports‭ ‬5‭(‬11490‭)‬:1-15‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬L�,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Pu,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Kobayashi,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Chang,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Shang,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Liu,‭ ‬Y.-N.‭ ‬Lee,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Kundr�t‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬Shen‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015.

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