Peishansaurus

Peishan lizard

• Peishan · Chinese · Beishan (White Mountain), a region in Gansu, China
• saurus · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Peishan" (an older Wade-Giles romanisation of "Beishan," meaning "North Mountain" or referring to the Beishan region of Gansu Province, China) with the Greek word "sauros" meaning lizard. It was named for the geographic area in China where the fossil material was discovered. The name thus translates roughly as "Peishan lizard."

Named by

Bohlin

Year named

1953

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Xinminpu Group, Gansu Province, China

Peishansaurus philemys was named by Birger Bohlin in 1953 on the basis of very fragmentary material (a partial lower jaw). It is generally considered a nomen dubium because the remains are too incomplete to confidently diagnose the genus. It has tentatively been classified as an ankylosaur (Ankylosauria), but its exact affinities remain uncertain.