Huaxiaosaurus
hwah-SHYOW-SORE-us /ˌhwɑːˈʃjoʊˌsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Huaxia lizard (Chinese lizard)
- Huaxia · Chinese · an ancient name for China
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines "Huaxia", a traditional, ancient name for China, with the Greek "sauros", meaning lizard. It marks this large hadrosaurid as a dinosaur of China. The fossils come from Shandong Province.
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Found in
- Wangshi Group, Shandong Province, China
A large hadrosaurid known from limited material. Some researchers have questioned whether it is distinct from other big Shandong hadrosaurids such as Shantungosaurus. The type species is H. aigahtens. I am not certain of the authorship, year or exact stage, so I have left those fields blank.