Gannansaurus
GAHN-nahn-SORE-us /ˌɡɑːnnɑːnˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Gannan lizard
- Gannan · Chinese · southern Jiangxi region (Gannan)
- sauros · Greek · lizard
Gannansaurus is named after Gannan, the southern part of Jiangxi Province in China, where the fossils were found near Ganzhou. The second half is the Greek word for lizard. The name therefore means "Gannan lizard". The type species is Gannansaurus sinensis.
- Named by
- Lü et al.
- Year named
- 2013
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Found in
- Nanxiong Formation, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, China
A sauropod dinosaur known from fragmentary remains. It is generally regarded as a titanosauriform.