[D] Nanshiungosaurus [sG]
Describer
Dong, 1979
Time
Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Late Barremian Aptian Albian Cenomanian Turonian Coniacian Santonian Campanian Maastrichtian
Classification
Saurischia Theropoda Tetanurae Coelurosauria Therizinosauroidea Nanshiungosauridae
Diet
?
Fossilsite
China
Typespecies
Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus
Info
Nanshiungosaurus (Dong, 1979) > Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus (Dong, 1979) > Nanshiungosaurus bohlini (Dong & You, 1997)
Nanshiungosaurus which has been referred to the segnosaurids is based on fragmentary material that may be of a sauropod as originally described by Dong (1979). Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus is known to have a opisthopubic pelvis that is very similar to that of Segnosaurus galbinensis and hence typical of segnosaurian dinosaurs. The two differ slightly in that the cranial portion of the preaacetabular process of the ilium is less deep in Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus than in Segnosaurus galbinensis. The structure of cervical vertebrae in Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus is similar to that in the Mongolian segnosaurians.
Dong, 1979
Time
Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Late Barremian Aptian Albian Cenomanian Turonian Coniacian Santonian Campanian Maastrichtian
Classification
Saurischia Theropoda Tetanurae Coelurosauria Therizinosauroidea Nanshiungosauridae
Diet
?
Fossilsite
China
Typespecies
Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus
Info
Nanshiungosaurus (Dong, 1979) > Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus (Dong, 1979) > Nanshiungosaurus bohlini (Dong & You, 1997)
Nanshiungosaurus which has been referred to the segnosaurids is based on fragmentary material that may be of a sauropod as originally described by Dong (1979). Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus is known to have a opisthopubic pelvis that is very similar to that of Segnosaurus galbinensis and hence typical of segnosaurian dinosaurs. The two differ slightly in that the cranial portion of the preaacetabular process of the ilium is less deep in Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus than in Segnosaurus galbinensis. The structure of cervical vertebrae in Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus is similar to that in the Mongolian segnosaurians.