[D] Zhejiangosaurus lishuiensis [sG] [T]
Describer
Lü, Jin, Sheng, Li, Wang & Azuma, 2007
Time
Cretaceous Late Cenomanian
Classification
Ornithischia Thyreophora Eurypoda Ankylosauria Nodosauridae
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Chaochuan Formation, Liancheng, Lishui of Zhejiang Province, China
Length
6 meter
Info
Genus - Typespecies
Holotype
an incomplete skeleton including sacrum consisting of 8 vertebrae, complete right ilium, proximal end of ischium and complete pubis. Partial left ilium, 2 complete hindlimbs, 14 caudal vertebrae and some unidentified bones. The specimen stored in the Zhejiang Natural History Museum (ZMNH M8718).
Etymology
Zhejiang refers to Zhejiang Province, the Chinese administrative unit, where the fossil was found. The specific name refers to the Chinese administrative unit Lishui, which the holotype locality belongs to.
Diagnosis
The sacrum consisting of at least three true sacral vertebrae, 5 caudal dorsal vertebrae fused to form the presacral rod, the preacetabular process of the ilium relatively longer and slender; the sacral ribs are oriented dorsolaterally and slightly posteriorly; the fourth trochanter located at the femoral mid-length; the fibular much slender than the tibia; the ratio of tibia to femoral length approximate 0.46.
Zhejiangosaurus lishuiensis had bony dermal plates covering the top of its body, two lines of sharp spikes that protruded from its back and a clubless tail. It is an adult herbivorous nodosaur, measuring six meters in length and more than one meter in height
Lü, Jin, Sheng, Li, Wang & Azuma, 2007
Time
Cretaceous Late Cenomanian
Classification
Ornithischia Thyreophora Eurypoda Ankylosauria Nodosauridae
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Chaochuan Formation, Liancheng, Lishui of Zhejiang Province, China
Length
6 meter
Info
Genus - Typespecies
Holotype
an incomplete skeleton including sacrum consisting of 8 vertebrae, complete right ilium, proximal end of ischium and complete pubis. Partial left ilium, 2 complete hindlimbs, 14 caudal vertebrae and some unidentified bones. The specimen stored in the Zhejiang Natural History Museum (ZMNH M8718).
Etymology
Zhejiang refers to Zhejiang Province, the Chinese administrative unit, where the fossil was found. The specific name refers to the Chinese administrative unit Lishui, which the holotype locality belongs to.
Diagnosis
The sacrum consisting of at least three true sacral vertebrae, 5 caudal dorsal vertebrae fused to form the presacral rod, the preacetabular process of the ilium relatively longer and slender; the sacral ribs are oriented dorsolaterally and slightly posteriorly; the fourth trochanter located at the femoral mid-length; the fibular much slender than the tibia; the ratio of tibia to femoral length approximate 0.46.
Zhejiangosaurus lishuiensis had bony dermal plates covering the top of its body, two lines of sharp spikes that protruded from its back and a clubless tail. It is an adult herbivorous nodosaur, measuring six meters in length and more than one meter in height