Jinzhousaurus

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Name	Jinzhousaurus
Diet	Herbivore
Weight	1000 kilos
Length	7 meters
Height	2.5 meters
Period	Early Cretaceous

Jinzhousaurus was a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaurs that lived in the Early Cretaceous of China. Its generic name referred to the city of Jinzhou, and the specific name honors the founder of Chinese paleontology, Yang Zhongjian. In 2001, it was described by Wang Xiao-lin and Xu Xing.

Jinzhousaurus was a strongly built dinosaur that would not be easy prey. It walked on two legs, but its arms and posture also allowed it to walk on four. It was a herbivore that ate a combination of leaves, twigs and seeds. It had a beak that was used for cutting food, removing leaves or harvesting. It has hundreds of tiny teeth packed in dental batteries that were continually replaced by new teeth. It reproduced by laying eggs like other dinosaurs. However, there is very little information about them.

It was estimated at 7 meters in length and weighed perhaps as much as three-quarters of a ton.

What does Jinzhousaurus mean?

Its generic name refers to the city Jinzhou, and the specific name honors the founder of Chinese paleontology, Yang Zhongjian.

What did Jinzhousaurus eat?

It was a herbivore that ate a combination of leaves, twigs and seeds.

When did Jinzhousaurus live?

Jinzhousaurus was a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaurs that lived in the Early Cretaceous of China.

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References

Wang, X.-L. & Xu, X. (2001) "A new iguanodontid (Jinzhousaurus yangi gen. et sp. nov.) from the Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China". Chin. Sci. Bull. 46, 1669-1672.
Zhou, Z. (2006). "Evolutionary radiation of the Jehol Biota: chronological and ecological perspectives." Geological Journal, 41: 377-393.
A.T. McDonald, D. G. Wolfe, and J. I. Kirkland, 2010, "A new basal hadrosauroid (Dinosauria: Ornithopoda) from the Turonian of New Mexico." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(3): 799-812
Barrett, P.M., Butler, R.J., Wang, X-L. & Xu, X. (2009) Cranial anatomy of the iguanodontoid ornithopod Jinzhousaurus yangi from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China. Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 54 (1): 35-48.

Fun Facts

Jinzhousaurus was a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaurs that lived in the Early Cretaceous of China.
It was a bipedal dinosaur that could move on four legs.
It was a herbivore that ate a combination of leaves, twigs and seeds.
It had a beak that was used for cutting food, removing leaves or harvesting.
It reproduced by laying eggs.