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'''''Borealosaurus''''' was a [[dinosaur]] [[genus]] from northern [[China]]. It was a [[Herbivore|herbivorous]] [[quadruped]]al [[sauropod]] from the Early [[Cretaceous]] Period. The [[type species]] was ''Borealosaurus wimani''. It was named from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] ''Βορεąς'' (the North wind) and ''σαυρος'' (lizard), with its specific name being given in honor of [[Swedish people|Swedish]] [[Palaeontology|paleontologist]] [[Carl Wiman]], who named the first Chinese dinosaur. |
'''''Borealosaurus''''' was a [[dinosaur]] [[genus]] from northern [[China]]. It was a [[Herbivore|herbivorous]] [[quadruped]]al [[sauropod]] from the Early [[Cretaceous]] Period. The [[type species]] was ''Borealosaurus wimani''. It was named from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] ''Βορεąς'' (the North wind) and ''σαυρος'' (lizard), with its specific name being given in honor of [[Swedish people|Swedish]] [[Palaeontology|paleontologist]] [[Carl Wiman]], who named the first Chinese dinosaur. |
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It has been estimated that this creature measured 12 metres in length |
It has been estimated that this creature measured 12 metres in length, with a weight of 10 tonnes. |
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It was discovered by Hailu, Qiang, Lamanna, Jinglu and Yinxiang, in 2004, in the [[Sunjiawan Formation]] of Liaoning Province. |
It was discovered by Hailu, Qiang, Lamanna, Jinglu and Yinxiang, in 2004, in the [[Sunjiawan Formation]] of Liaoning Province. |
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Borealosaurus was a dinosaur genus from northern China. It was a herbivorous quadrupedal sauropod from the Early Cretaceous Period. The type species was Borealosaurus wimani. It was named from Greek Βορεąς (the North wind) and σαυρος (lizard), with its specific name being given in honor of Swedish paleontologist Carl Wiman, who named the first Chinese dinosaur.
It has been estimated that this creature measured 12 metres in length, 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
H. You, Q. Ji, M. C. Lamanna, J. Li, and Y. Li. (2004). "A titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur with opsithocoelous caudal vertebrae from the early Late Cretaceous of Liaoning province, China". Acta Geologica Sinica 78(4):907-911
External links
- Karen's Komments - ESCONI Paleontology Study Group
- Translation of dinosaur.net.cn/Museum (China)
- Fact-Sheet at Dinosaurier-info (in German)
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