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sharp-clawed runner
Erliansaurus
Say it like this: “ur-lee-yen-sor-us”
Erliansaurus bellamanus
Erliansaurus ate plants and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2002 · Xu, X.; Zhang, Z. H.; Sereno, P. C.; Zhao, X. J.; Kuang, X. W.; Han, J.; Tan, L.
- Hip height
- 1.1 m · 4 ft
- Length
- 2.6–4 m · 9–13 ft
- Weight
- 91–400 kg · 201–882 lb
- Found in
- China · Iren Dabasu
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Therizinosauroidea
The story in short
In 2002, X. Xu and colleagues published the name Erliansaurus.
Fossils referred to Erliansaurus date to the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Iren Dabasu Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Erliansaurus at a length near 2.6–4 m, hips about 1.1 m high, and a body mass around 91–400 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Therizinosauroidea, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Alxasaurus
Alxasaurus elesitaiensis
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago
Beipiaosaurus
Beipiaosaurus inexpectus
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago
Enigmosaurus
Enigmosaurus mongoliensis
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago