Nanshiungosaurus brevispinus Dong 1979 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Therizinosauridae

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

Belongs to Nanshiungosaurus according to H. Pu et al. 2013

See also Clark et al. 2004, Currie 1992, Dong 1979, Dong 1992, Guan 1986, Li et al. 2007, Li et al. 2008, Qian et al. 2012, Rauhut 2003, Russell and Dong 1994, Xu et al. 2002, Zanno 2010, Zanno 2010, Zanno et al. 2009 and Zhao 1986

Sister taxon: Nanshiungosaurus bohlini

Type specimen: NIGP V.4731, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Dapingcun, IVPP Loc. 74015, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Yuanpu Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Dapingcun, IVPP Loc. 74015

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