Nanshiungosaurus Dong 1979 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Therizinosauridae

Alternative spelling: Nashiungosaurus

Full reference: Z. Dong. 1979. Cretaceous dinosaurs of Hunan, China. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Red Beds of South China: Selected Papers from the "Cretaceous-Tertiary Workshop", Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology & Nanjing Institute of Paleontology (eds.), Science Press, Nanxiong, China 342-350

Parent taxon: Therizinosauridae according to H. Pu et al. 2013

See also Clark et al. 2004, Currie 1992, Dong 1979, Dong 1992, Dong and Yu 1997, Rauhut 2003, Russell 1997, Russell and Dong 1994, Senter et al. 2012, Xu et al. 2002, Zanno 2010, Zanno et al. 2009 and Zhang et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Enigmosaurus, Erliansaurus, Eshanosaurus, Neimongosaurus, Nothronychus, Paralitherizinosaurus, Segnosaurus, Suzhousaurus, Therizinosaurus, Tiantaisaurus

Subtaxa: Nanshiungosaurus bohlini Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus

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Type: Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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