Baotianmansaurus

Baotianman lizard

• Baotianman · Chinese (place name) · Baotianman, the nature reserve and locality in Henan, China
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Baotianman, the nature reserve area in Neixiang County, Henan Province, China, where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It was chosen to honour the place of discovery. The type species is Baotianmansaurus henanensis, and "henanensis" refers to Henan Province.

Named by

Zhang et al.

Year named

2009

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Majiacun Formation, Neixiang County, Henan Province, China

A sauropod (long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur), generally regarded as a titanosauriform. Its exact relationships are debated. Some researchers have suggested it is close to or possibly the same as other Chinese sauropods.