Koreanosaurus

"Koreanosaurus" (meaning "Korean lizard") is the informal name given to an as-yet undescribed genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. It was a possible dromaeosaur (or similar theropod) which lived in what is now Korea, although at times it has been referred to the Tyrannosauridae and Hypsilophodontidae. Based solely on a femur, the type species was coined by Kim in 1979, who by 1993 had decided that it was a species of "Deinonychus", "D." "koreanensis".Kim, 1993. Journal of Natural History and Environments 1(1). World Society of Natural History and Environments:Pusan University, Pusan, Korea. ISSN 1225-6404.] It is probably the same as "Koreasaurus",Lambert, D. 1993. "A to Z of Dinosaurs" In: "The Ultimate Dinosaur Book". Dorling Kindersley, 192 pp. ISBN 0-7513-0047-0] another informal name for a possible Korean dromaeosaurid.

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* [http://home.comcast.net/~eoraptor/Dromaeosaurs.htm#Koreanosauruskoreanensis The Theropod Database] , with a much more detailed summary.
* [http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5a8c24a.htm The Dinosaur Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.users.qwest.net/~jstweet1/maniraptora.htm Maniraptora]