Dongyangosaurus
dong-YANG-oh-SORE-us /dɒŋˌjæŋoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Dongyang lizard
- Dongyang · Chinese (place name) · Dongyang, a city in Zhejiang Province, China
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines Dongyang, the city in Zhejiang Province, China, near where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "Dongyang lizard" and marks the place of discovery. The only named species is Dongyangosaurus sinensis.
- Named by
- Lü et al.
- Year named
- 2008
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Found in
- Dongyang, Zhejiang Province, China
A sauropod dinosaur, generally regarded as a titanosauriform. It is known from a partial skeleton. I have left the exact geologic stage blank because I'm not certain of it.