Genus
Valid Extinct

Lanzhousaurus

You et al. 2005

Lanzhousaurus is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived in the Gansu region of what is now China during the Early Cretaceous (Barremian). Described by You, Ji, and Li in 2005, the type and only species is Lanzhousaurus magnidens, known from a partial skeleton recovered from the Hekou Group. It has been estimated to be about 10 meters (33 ft) in length and 6 metric tons in weight.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Lanzhousaurus
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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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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
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Styracosterna Unranked clade
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Lanzhousaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
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Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
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Species (1)
Lanzhousaurus magnidens 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
H. You, Q. Ji, and D. Li. 2005. Lanzhousaurus magnidens gen. et sp. nov. from Gansu Province, China: the largest-toothed herbivorous dinosaur in the world. Geological Bulletin of China 24(9):785-794
Bibliography (1)
H. You, Q. Ji, and D. Li. 2005. Lanzhousaurus magnidens gen. et sp. nov. from Gansu Province, China: the largest-toothed herbivorous dinosaur in the world. Geological Bulletin of China 24(9):785-794