Borealosaurus

Taxobox|
name = "Borealosaurus"|


image_width=240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
superordo = Dinosauria
ordo = Saurischia
subordo = Sauropodomorpha
infraordo = Sauropoda
familia =
genus = "Borealosaurus"
genus_authority = You "et al.", 2004
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"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 and 4 metres in height, 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

* [http://www.esconi.org/KarensKomments/Karens_Komments_Feb_2005.htm Karen's Komments - ESCONI Paleontology Study Group]
* [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://www.dinosaur.net.cn/Museum/Borealosaurus.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3DBorealosaurus%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG Translation of dinosaur.net.cn/Museum (China)]
* [http://www.dinosaurier-web.de/galery/pages_b/borealosaurus.html Dinosaurier-web]