Lanzhousaurus

Lanzhousaurus
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous,
Skeletal mount of Lanzhousaurus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Ornithopoda
Clade: Styracosterna
Genus: Lanzhousaurus
You, Ji & Li, 2005
Type species
Lanzhousaurus magnidens
You, Ji & Li, 2005

Lanzhousaurus (meaning "Lanzhou lizard") is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur. Lanzhousaurus lived in the Gansu region of what is now China during the Early Cretaceous (Barremian). A partial skeleton has been recovered from the Hekou Group. It was described by You, Ji and Li in 2005 and the type and only species is Lanzhousaurus magnidens. It's been estimated to be about 10 meters (33 feet) in length and 6 tonnes (6.6 short tons) in weight.

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