Genus
Valid Extinct

Nanshiungosaurus

Dong 1979

Nanshiungosaurus is a genus of therizinosaurid that lived in what is now Asia during the Late Cretaceous of South China. The type species, Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus, was first discovered in 1974 and described in 1979 by Dong Zhiming. It is represented by a single specimen preserving most of the cervical and dorsal vertebrae with the pelvis. A supposed and unlikely second species, "Nanshiungosaurus" bohlini, was found in 1992 and described in 1997. It is also represented by vertebrae but this species however, differs in geological age and lacks authentic characteristics compared to the type, making its affinity to the genus unsupported.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Nanshiungosaurus
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Skeletal reconstruction of Nanshiungosaurus. © Jaime A. Headden (User:Qilong) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia
Nanshiungosaurus
Nanshiungosaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptoriformes Unranked clade
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Therizinosauria Unranked clade
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Therizinosauroidea Superfamily
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Therizinosauridae Family
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Nanshiungosaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
4,9 m ⓘ
Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus — min connu
5 m ⓘ
Nanshiungosaurus bohlini — max connu
4,4 m ⓘ
Mass
730 kg ⓘ
Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus — min connu
900 kg ⓘ
Nanshiungosaurus bohlini — max connu
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
2
Geological formations
Zhonggou
1
Yuanpu
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (2)
Nanshiungosaurus bohlini 113 Ma
Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus 72 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
Z. Dong. 1979. Cretaceous dinosaurs of Hunan, China. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Red Beds of South China: Selected Papers from the "Cretaceous-Tertiary Workshop", Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology & Nanjing Institute of Paleontology (eds.), Science Press, Nanxiong, China
Bibliography (2)
Z. Dong and H. Yu. 1997. A new segnosaur from Mazongshan area, Gansu Province, China. Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition. China Ocean Press, Beijing
Z. Dong. 1979. Cretaceous dinosaurs of Hunan, China. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Red Beds of South China: Selected Papers from the "Cretaceous-Tertiary Workshop", Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology & Nanjing Institute of Paleontology (eds.), Science Press, Nanxiong, China