Jintasaurus
JIN-tah-SORE-us /ˌdʒɪntəˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Jinta lizard
- Jinta · Chinese (place name) · Jinta County, Gansu, China
- sauros · Greek · lizard
Jintasaurus is named after Jinta County in Gansu Province, China, where the fossils were found. It is combined with the Greek word for lizard, which is the usual ending for dinosaur names. The name therefore means "Jinta lizard".
- Named by
- You and Li
- Year named
- 2009
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- Xinminbao Group, Gongpoquan Basin, Jinta County, Gansu, China
The type species is Jintasaurus meniscus. It is an iguanodontian ornithopod, usually described as a basal hadrosauroid. It is known from fragmentary remains, and its exact relationships are uncertain.