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FERGANASAURUS
(fer-dan-ah-sore-us)
meaning: "Fergana valley lizard"
Named By: Alifanov & Averianov in 2003
Time Period: Unavailable
Location: Kyrgyzstan, Balabansai Formation
Size: Approximately 9 meters
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial skeleton
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropodomorpha | Sauropoda |
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Ferganasaurus was a genus of dinosaur first formally described in 2003 by Alifanov and Averianov. The type species is Ferganasaurus verzilini. It was a sauropod similar to Rhoetosaurus. The fossils were discovered in 1966 in Kyrgyzstan and date to the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic.

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