Jianchangosaurus
jee-AN-chang-oh-SORE-us /dʒiˌæntʃæŋoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Jianchang lizard
- Jianchang · Chinese (place name) · Jianchang, the county in Liaoning where the fossil was found
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines Jianchang, the county in western Liaoning Province, China, where the type specimen was found, with the Greek "sauros" meaning lizard. It means "Jianchang lizard". The only named species is Jianchangosaurus yingliangi.
- Named by
- Pu et al.
- Year named
- 2013
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- Yixian Formation, Jianchang, Liaoning, China
A therizinosaur (a feathered theropod) and one of the early, basal members of the group. It is known from a single specimen.