Genus
Valid Extinct

Koreanosaurus

Huh et al. 2011
Etymology Lézard coréen

Koreanosaurus is a genus of orodromine neornithischian dinosaur that lived during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous of what is now South Korea. One species has been described, Koreanosaurus boseongensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Koreanosaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Thescelosauridae Family
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Orodrominae Subfamily
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Koreanosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇰🇷 South Korea
2
Geological formations
Seonso Conglomerate
2
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Koreanosaurus boseongensis 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
M. Huh, D.-G. Lee, and J.-K. Kim, J.-D. Lim, P. Godefroit. 2011. A new basal ornithopod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of South Korea. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen 259(1):1-24 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. Huh, D.-G. Lee, and J.-K. Kim, J.-D. Lim, P. Godefroit. 2011. A new basal ornithopod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of South Korea. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen 259(1):1-24 DOI ↗