ZHONGJIANOSAURUS
a tiny microraptorine theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China.
Pronunciation: chung-CHEE-en-o-SOR-us
Meaning: Zhongjian's lizard
Author/s: Xu and Qin (
2017)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Liaoning, China
Discovery Chart Position: #948
Zhongjianosaurus yangi
(Yang Zhongjian's lizard)Etymology
Both the genus name and
species epithet honor Yang Zhongjian (aka C.C. Young), who is the founder of vertebrate paleontology in China.
Discovery
The remains of
Zhongjianosaurus were found in the Yixian Formation (Jehol Group) at Sihedang, Lingyuan County, Liaoning Province, China
The
holotype (IVPP V 22775, housed at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Beijing) is a partial semi-articulated skeleton preserved in a stone slab.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian
Age range: 125-112 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 0.8 meters
Est. max. hip height: 0.3 meters
Est. max. weight: 0.3 Kg
Diet: Carnivore
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