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SONIDOSAURUS
(so-ne-do-sore-us)
Sonidosaurus
Named By: X. Xu, X. Zhang, Q. Tan, X. Zhao & L. Tan in 2006
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: Mongolia - Iren Dabasu Formation
Size: Estimated about 9 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial remains
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda | Titanosauria |
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Sonidosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. It was a titanosaur which lived in what is now China. The type species, Sonidosaurus saihangaobiensis, was described by Xu, Zhang, Tan, Zhao, and Tan in 2006. It was a small titanosaur, about 9 meters (30 ft) long. It was found in the Iren Dabasu Formation; it was only slightly larger than the contemporaneous giant oviraptorid Gigantoraptor.

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