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Huaxiaosaurus, new giant hadrosaur from China
From: Ben Creisler
A new genus and species of hadrosaur from China, claimed to be distinct from
Shandongosaurus and Zhuchengosaurus.
ZHAO Xijin, WANG Kebai & LI Dunjing (2011)
Geological Bulletin of China 30(11):1671-1688
Huaxiaosaurus aigahtens Zhao, gen. & sp. nov. was a mild herbivorous dinosaur
that lived in Zhucheng of Shandong Province in Late Mesozoic 100 Ma ago. The
specimen of Huaxiaosaurus aigahtens 11.3m in height and 18.7m in length is a
skeleton assembled by many parts collected from several individuals of the same
species. It was the tallest individual among the ornithopods. It had short
forelimbs and tough hind legs, and it is another new finding after the
discovery of the giant Shandongosaurus and Zhuchengosaurus.
Keywords: Huaxiaosaurus aigahtens Wangshi Formation Late Cretaceous Shandong
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