Shamosaurus

desert lizard (Gobi lizard)

• shamo · Chinese · desert
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines the Chinese word "shamo", meaning desert, with the Greek "sauros", meaning lizard. It refers to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, where the fossils were found. The type species is Shamosaurus scutatus.

Named by

Tumanova

Year named

1983

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stages

Aptian – Albian

Found in

Dzunbain Formation, Gobi Desert, Mongolia

A valid genus of ankylosaurid (armoured) dinosaur. It is one of the more basal known ankylosaurids. The exact age range is approximate.