Genus
Valid Extinct

Nankangia

Lü et al. 2013

Nankangia is an extinct genus of caenagnathoid oviraptorosaurian dinosaur known from the Upper Cretaceous Nanxiong Formation of Nankang County, Ganzhou City of Jiangxi Province, southeastern China. It contains a single species, Nankangia jiangxiensis. N. jiangxiensis coexisted with at least four other caenagnathoids, including but not limited to Corythoraptor, Banji, Ganzhousaurus and Jiangxisaurus. The relatively short dentary and non-downturned mandibular symphysis of Nankangia suggest that it may have been more herbivorous than carnivorous. Its diet consisted of leaves and seeds.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial
Nankangia
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Lower jaw of Nankangia (GMNH F10003) in right lateral (A) and ventral (B) views. Abbreviations: d., dentary; sura., surangular. Scale bars = 5 cm. © Junchang Lü, Laiping Yi, Hui Zhong, Xuefang Wei · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia
Nankangia
Nankangia
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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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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Oviraptorosauria Infraorder
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Oviraptoridae Family
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Nankangia Genus
Measurements
Length
2,75 m ⓘ
Nankangia jiangxiensis
Mass
70 kg ⓘ
Nankangia jiangxiensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Nankangia jiangxiensis 72 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
J. Lü, L. Yi, and H. Zhong, X. Wei. 2013. A new oviraptorosaur (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of southern China and its palaeoecological implications. PLoS One 8(11):e80557:1-14 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
J. Lü, L. Yi, and H. Zhong, X. Wei. 2013. A new oviraptorosaur (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of southern China and its palaeoecological implications. PLoS One 8(11):e80557:1-14 DOI ↗