Nanyangosaurus

Nan-yang-o-sor-us.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Nanyangosaurus ‭(‬Nanyang lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Nan-yang-o-sor-us.

Named By

X.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬X.-J.‭ ‬Zhao,‭ ‬J.-C.,‭ ‬W.-B.‭ ‬Huang,‭ ‬Z.-Y.‭ ‬Li‭ & ‬Z.-M.‭ ‬Dong‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithpoda.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬zhugeii‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬4-‭ ‬5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Sangping Formation.

Time Period

Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Nanyangosaurus is a genus of medium sized ornithopod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Though only known from partial remains,‭ ‬Nanyangosaurus is noted for having fore limbs that were proportionately longer than other similar ornithopods.‭ ‬Nanyangosaurus also seems to have lacked the enlarged thumb spike,‭ ‬which is another common feature amongst other ornithopods.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new iguanodontian from Sangping Formation of Neixiang,‭ ‬Henan and its stratigraphical implication.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vertebrata PalAsiatica‭ ‬38‭(‬3‭)‬:176-191.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬X.-J.‭ ‬Zhao,‭ ‬J.-C.,‭ ‬W.-B.‭ ‬Huang,‭ ‬Z.-Y.‭ ‬Li‭ & ‬Z.-M.‭ ‬Dong‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

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