Gobisaurus
GO-bee-SORE-us /ˌɡoʊbiˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Gobi lizard
- Gobi · Mongolian · Gobi Desert (waterless place or desert)
- sauros · Greek · lizard
Gobisaurus combines the name of the Gobi Desert with the Greek word for "lizard". It refers to the region of northern China and Mongolia where the fossil was found. The type species is Gobisaurus domoculus.
- Named by
- Vickaryous et al.
- Year named
- 2001
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Found in
- Ulansuhai Formation, Inner Mongolia, China
Gobisaurus is an ankylosaurid (armoured dinosaur). Its age has been reported differently, as Early or Late Cretaceous, so no stage is given here.