Nanyangosaurus

“parrot lizard”

CLASSIFICATION

Nanyangosaurus  Xu, Zhao, Lü, Huang, Li & Dong, 2000TYPE SPECIES: N. zhugeii Xu, Zhao, Lü, Huang, Li & Dong, 2000 “Zhuge Liang’s Nanyang lizard”

Animalia Vertebrata Tetrapoda Sauropsida Archosauromorpha Ornithodira Dinosauria Ornithischia Ornithopoda Iguanodontia Hadrosauroidea

see also: Genus Index, Classification

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MEASUREMENTS

LENGTH:N. zhugeii: 4.5 m

see also: World Records

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TIME

N. zhugeii: Albian?

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic

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PLACE

N. zhugeii: China

see also: Paleo-Maps

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REMAINS

N.zhugeii

IVPP V 11821 [holotype]: 8 dorsal, 6 sacral & 36 caudal vertebrae; 3 proximal chevron; humerus; radius; ulna; incomplete manus; partial ischium; femur; tibia; fibula; astragalocalcaneum, pes

see also: Anatomy

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ESSAY

Hails from the Sangping Formation.