Zhongyuansaurus

Zhongyuansaurus; Temporal range: Cretaceous
Conservation status
	Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Ornithischia
Suborder:	Thyreophora
Infraorder:	Ankylosauria
Family:	?Nodosauridae
Genus:	Zhongyuansaurus; Xu, Lu, Zhang, Jia, Hu, Zhang, Wu, and Ji, 2007
Species
	Z. luoyangensis Xu et al., 2007;

Zhongyuansaurus is a genus of nodosaurid dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Ruyang, Henan, China. It is known from remains including skull, arm, pelvic, and tail bones. It is distinguished by characteristics such as a flat roof to the skull, a straight ischium, and the location of muscle attachments on the upper arm.^[1]

References

^ Li, Xu (2007). "New Nodosaurid Ankylosaur from the Cretaceous of Ruyang, Henan Province". Acta Geologica Sinica. 81 (4): 433–438. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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[XLetal07-1] Li, Xu (2007). "New Nodosaurid Ankylosaur from the Cretaceous of Ruyang, Henan Province". Acta Geologica Sinica. 81 (4): 433–438. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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