Ganzhousaurus

Say it like this: “kan-jo-SOR-us”

Ganzhousaurus nankangensis

Ganzhousaurus ate plants and meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago
Named in: 2013 · Wang, S.; Sun, C.; Sullivan, C.; Xu, X.
Hip height: 0.7 m · 2 ft
Length: 1.6 m · 5 ft
Weight: 23 kg · 51 lb
Found in: China · Nanxiong
Food and walking: Omnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Citipatiinae

The story in short

Ganzhousaurus was formally named in 2013 by S. Wang and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Nanxiong Formation. It was an omnivore and walked on two legs.

Published estimates put Ganzhousaurus at a length near 1.6 m, hips about 0.7 m high, and a body mass around 23 kg.

On the family tree it sits in Citipatiinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Citipati

Citipati osmolskae

Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago

Corythoraptor

Corythoraptor jacobsi

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago

Huanansaurus

Huanansaurus ganzhouensis

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · roughly 72.2 to 66 million years ago