Borealosaurus

Borealosaurus
Conservation status
Template:StatusFossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder:	Sauropoda

Borealosaurus was a dinosaur from northern China. It was a herbivorous quadrupedal sauropod from the Early Cretaceous Period. The type species is Borealosaurus wimani. It was named from Greek Βορεąς (the North wind) and σαυρος (lizard), with its specific name being given in honour of Swedish paleontologist Carl Wiman, who named the first Chinese dinosaur.

It has been estimated that this creature measured 12 metres in length and 4 metres in height, with a weight of 10 tonnes.

It was discovered by Hailu, Qiang, Lamanna, Jinglu and Yinxiang, in 2004, in the Sunjiawan Formation of Liaoning Province.

References

• Karen's Komments - ESCONI Paleontology Study Group
• Translation of dinosaur.net.cn/Museum (China)
• Dinosaurier-web