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'''"Sangonghesaurus"''' (san-gong-eh-SORE-us; "Sangonghe lizard") is the [[nomen nudum|informal name]] given to a [[genus]] of [[dinosaur]]. It was an [[Ankylosauria|ankylosaur]], a [[quadruped]]al, [[Armour (zoology)|armoured]] [[herbivore]]. "Sangonghesaurus" was found in [[Xinjiang]], [[China]], in either [[Jurassic]] or [[Late Cretaceous]] rocks. The name was coined by Zhao in 1983. Some researchers ([[George Olshevsky]]) suspect that it is actually an early name for ''[[Tianchisaurus]]''.
'''"Sangonghesaurus"''' (san-gong-eh-SORE-us; "Sangonghe lizard") is the [[nomen nudum|informal name]] given to a [[genus]] of [[dinosaur]]. It was an [[Ankylosauria|ankylosaur]], a [[quadruped]]al, [[Armour (zoology)|armoured]] [[herbivore]]. "Sangonghesaurus" was found in [[Xinjiang]], [[China]], in either [[Jurassic]] or [[Late Cretaceous]] rocks. The name was coined by Zhao in 1983. Some researchers ([[George Olshevsky]]) suspect that it is actually an early name for ''[[Tianchisaurus]]''.

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"Sangonghesaurus" (san-gong-eh-SORE-us; "Sangonghe lizard") is the informal name given to a genus of dinosaur. It was an ankylosaur, a quadrupedal, armoured herbivore. "Sangonghesaurus" was found in Xinjiang, China, in either Jurassic or Late Cretaceous rocks. The name was coined by Zhao in 1983. Some researchers (George Olshevsky) suspect that it is actually an early name for Tianchisaurus.

References

  • Lambert, D. 1993. "A to Z of Dinosaurs" In: The Ultimate Dinosaur Book. Dorling Kindersley, 192 pp. ISBN 0-7513-0047-0
  • Dinosaur Mailing List posting on "Sangonghesaurus", by George Olshevsky