Yueosaurus
yoo-eh-oh-SORE-us /juːeɪoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Yue lizard
- Yue · Chinese · ancient name for the Zhejiang region
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines "Yue", an ancient name for the Zhejiang region of eastern China where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for "lizard". It therefore refers to the place of discovery. The only named species is Yueosaurus tiantaiensis, after Tiantai County.
- Named by
- Zheng et al.
- Year named
- 2012
- Period
- Early to Late Cretaceous
- Stages
- Albian – Cenomanian
- Found in
- Liangtoutang Formation, Tiantai Basin, Zhejiang Province, China
A small, basal ornithischian (non-iguanodontian ornithopod, often placed near thescelosaurids). The exact age and relationships are debated.