Daanosaurus

Da'an lizard

• Da'an · Chinese (place name) · Da'an, the district of Zigong where the fossils were found
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Da'an, the district of Zigong in Sichuan, China, where the fossils were found, with the Greek "sauros" (lizard). It therefore means "Da'an lizard" and refers to the place of discovery. The only named species is Daanosaurus zhangi.

Named by

Ye, Gao and Jiang

Year named

2005

Period

Late Jurassic

Found in

Upper Shaximiao Formation, Zigong, Sichuan, China

An armoured dinosaur (thyreophoran) usually regarded as a primitive ankylosaurid. It is known from fragmentary remains, mainly a partial skull and some skeletal material. Its exact relationships are uncertain. The etymology of the place-name element is given from memory and has not been checked against the original description.