Zhejiangosaurus
Sign in to saveZhejiangosaurus (meaning "Zhejiang lizard") is an extinct genus of ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian stage) of Zhejiang, eastern China. It was first named by a group of Chinese authors Lü Junchang, Jin Xingsheng, Sheng Yiming and Li Yihong in 2007 and the type species is Zhejiangosaurus lishuiensis ("from Lishui", where the fossil was found). It has no diagnostic features, and thus is a nomen dubium.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Zhejiangosaurus is referenced by 96 other articles, and connects out to Nodosauridae, Ankylosauria and Late Cretaceous.
Vinony files it under Cenomanian dinosaurs, Dinosaur genera and Dinosaurs of China.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Nodosauridae
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- Zhejiangosaurus lishuiensis (Nodosauridae) (16411826393).jpg
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- taxon name
- Zhejiangosaurus
- taxon rank
- genus
- start time
- 100500000-
- end time
- 93900000-0
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Zhejiangosaurus (meaning "Zhejiang lizard") is an extinct genus of ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian stage) of Zhejiang, eastern China. It was first named by a group of Chinese authors Lü Junchang, Jin Xingsheng, Sheng Yiming and Li Yihong in 2007 and the type species is Zhejiangosaurus lishuiensis ("from Lishui", where the fossil was found). It has no diagnostic features, and thus is a nomen dubium.
== Description == Zhejiangosaurus could grow up to 4.5 m (17 ft) in length and was 1.4 metric tons in weight.
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