Luoyanggia

"from Luoyang"

• Luoyang · Chinese (place name) · the city of Luoyang, Henan Province, China
• -gia · Latinised suffix · forms a place-based name

Luoyanggia is named after the city of Luoyang in Henan Province, China, near where the fossils were found. The ending "-gia" is a Latinised suffix that turns the place name into a genus name. The species name liudianensis refers to Liudian, the village near the discovery site.

Named by

Lü et al.

Year named

2009

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Haoling Formation, Luoyang, Henan Province, China

Type species is Luoyanggia liudianensis. It is a theropod, generally regarded as a basal therizinosaur. The material is fragmentary, and its exact relationships and the naming year are the details I am least sure of.