Tiantaisaurus

Tiantai lizard

• Tiantai · Chinese (place name) · Tiantai County, Zhejiang, China (type locality)
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Tiantai, the county in Zhejiang Province, China, where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "Tiantai lizard". The type species is Tiantaisaurus sifengensis.

Named by

Dong

Year named

1993

Period

Cretaceous

Found in

Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, China

Known from fragmentary remains and generally regarded as a doubtful name (nomen dubium). It was described as an armoured dinosaur (ankylosaur), but its exact relationships are uncertain. I am less sure of the exact age, so no geologic stage is given.