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CHIAYUSAURUS
(che-ah-yu-sore-us)
meaning: "Chiayukuan lizard"
Named By: Birgir Bohlin in 1953
Time Period: Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous
Location: China - Kalazha Formation. South Korea - Hasandong Formation
Size: Impossible to know because no skeletal reamins exist only teeth
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Two teeth
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda |
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Chiayusaurus (meaning "Chia-yu-kuan lizard", after where it was found) was a genus of sauropod dinosaur known from teeth found in Asia. Two species have been named for this obscure genus. It was originally named as Chiayusaurus, but the ICZN does not permit special characters, so it has become Chiayusaurus. The old name can still be seen in older sources, though.

Read more about Chiayusaurus at Wikipedia
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