Eshanosaurus deguchiianus Xu et al. 2001 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Therizinosauridae

Full reference: X. Xu, X. Zhao, and J. M. Clark. 2001. A new therizinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Lower Lufeng Formation of Yunnan, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(3):477-483

Belongs to Eshanosaurus according to L. E. Zanno 2010

See also Bell et al. 2012, Choiniere et al. 2010, Clark et al. 2004, Qian et al. 2012, Rauhut 2003, Senter et al. 2012, Xing et al. 2009 and Xu et al. 2001

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V11579, a mandible. Its type locality is Eshan (IVPP), which is in a Hettangian terrestrial marl in the Lufeng Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Eshan (IVPP)

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