Nurosaurus
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Not to be confused with Naosaurus, a genus of pelycosaur.
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| Genus: | Nurosaurus
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Close-up of the head and neck
Nurosaurus is the informal name given to a genus of Sauropod dinosaur. It was from the Cretaceous period in Inner Mongolia, China. It was a herbivore or plant-eater.[1] "Nurosaurus" grew to about 25 metres (82 ft) long.[2] The proposed binomial name is Nurosaurus qaganensis (Dong 1992).[3]
References
change- ↑ Ian Webster. "Nurosaurus pictures and facts". DinosaurPictures.org. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Nurosaurus qaganensis". Dinochecker.com. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Nurosaurus qaganensis Dong 1992 (sauropod)". Fossilworks. Retrieved January 22, 2017.[permanent dead link]
