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XIANSHANOSAURUS
(zhan-shan-o-sore-us)
Named By: J. Lu, L. Xu, X. Jiang, S. Jia, M. Li, C. Yuan, X. Zhang & Q. Ji in 2009
Time Period: Early Cretaceous, Aptian-Albian
Location: China - Mangchuan Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial remains
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda | Titanosauria |
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Xianshanosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) of the Ruyang Basin in Henan Province, China. It was described in 2009 by a team of Chinese paleontologists. The type species is X. shijiagouensis.

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