Lingyuanosaurus
ling-yoo-AN-oh-SORE-us /lɪŋˌjuːænəˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Lingyuan lizard
- Lingyuan · Chinese (place name) · Lingyuan, a city in Liaoning, China
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines Lingyuan, the city in Liaoning Province, China, near where the fossil was found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "Lingyuan lizard" and marks the place of discovery. The type species is L. sihedangensis, named after the Sihedang locality.
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- Yixian Formation, Lingyuan, Liaoning, China
A therizinosaur (feathered theropod) from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota. I am less sure of the authorship, exact year and stage, so I left those blank.