Name:
Xianshanosaurus.
Phonetic: Zhan-shan-o-sore-us.
Named By: J. L�, L. Xu, X. Jiang, S.
Jia, M. Li, C. Yuan, X. Zhang & Q. Ji -
2009.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauria.
Species: X. shijiagouensis
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: China - Mangchuan Formation.
Time period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
Xianshanosaurus is a genus of titanosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous.
Further reading
- A preliminary report on the new dinosaurian fauna from the
Cretaceous of the Ruyang Basin, Henan Province of central China. -
Journal of the Paleontological Society of Korea 25(1):43-56.
- J. L�, L. Xu, X. Jiang, S. Jia, M. Li, C.
Yuan, X. Zhang & Q. Ji - 2009.
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