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NANSHIUNGOSAURUS
(nan-she-ung-o-sore-us)
meaning: "Nanshiung lizard"
Nanshiungosaurus
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 |
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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.

Read more about Nanshiungosaurus at Wikipedia
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