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armored dinosaur
Zhejiangosaurus
Say it like this: “juh-JAHNG-oh-SAWR-us”
Zhejiangosaurus lishuiensis
Zhejiangosaurus ate plants and walked on four legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
- Named in
- 2007 · Lü, J.; Jin, X.; Sheng, Y.; Li, Y.; Wang, G.; Azuma, Y.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 4.5 m · 15 ft
- Weight
- 1.4 tonnes
- Found in
- China · Chaochuan
- Food and walking
- Herbivore · Four legs
- Kind
- armored dinosaur · Ankylosaur
- Family branch
- Ankylosauria
The story in short
Zhejiangosaurus was formally named in 2007 by J. Lü and colleagues. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.
Fossils referred to Zhejiangosaurus date to the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian), roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Chaochuan Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on four legs.
Published estimates put Zhejiangosaurus at a length near 4.5 m and a body mass around 1.4 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Ankylosauria, among the armored dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Acanthopholis
Acanthopholis horrida
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) · roughly 100.5 to 93.9 million years ago
Ahshislepelta
Ahshislepelta minor
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Crichtonsaurus
Crichtonsaurus bohlini
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago