Borealosaurus

Borealosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder:	Sauropoda
Genus:	Borealosaurus You et al., 2004
Species
Borealosaurus wimani

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)