Erliansaurus
ur-lee-AHN-SORE-us /ɜrliˌɑnˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Erlian lizard
- Erlian · Chinese (place name) · Erlian, the Erenhot area of Inner Mongolia
- saurus · Greek · lizard
Erliansaurus means "Erlian lizard". It is named after the Erlian (Erenhot) area of Inner Mongolia, China, near where the fossils were found. The only known species is Erliansaurus bellamanus, whose species name means "beautiful hand" in Latin.
- Named by
- Xu et al.
- Year named
- 2002
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Found in
- Iren Dabasu Formation, Inner Mongolia, China
A therizinosaur (therizinosauroid) theropod, known from partial skeletal remains. The exact stage of the Iren Dabasu Formation is debated, so none is given here.