Named By: | Z. Dong in 1979 |
Time Period: | Late Cretaceous, 78-72 Ma |
Location: | China - Chijinbao Formation, Nanxiong Formation, Yuanpu Formation |
Size: | Roughly estimated to be about 5 meters long |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial remains |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Therizinosauridae | |
Nanshiungosaurus is a genus of therizinosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous of China.
Two species have been named in the genus: the type species Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus and Nanshiungosaurus bohlini.