Sanchusaurus

"Sanchusaurus" (meaning "Lizard from Sanchu") is an informal name for a ornithomimid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period of Asia. It is only known by a partial tail vertebra,cite book |last=Zhiming |first=Dong |authorlink=Dong Zhiming |coauthors= Y. Hasegawa; and Y. Azuma |title=The Age of Dinosaurs in Japan and China |year=1990 |publisher=Fukui Prefectural Museum |location=Fukui, Japan |pages=65 pp.] found in Nakasato, Japan.cite web |url=http://www.dino-nakasato.org/en/ex/local/Sanchu-e.shtml |title=Sanchusaurus (Dino Kingdom) |work=Nakasato Dinosaur Kingdom |publisher=kanna Dinosaur Center |accessdate=2008-01-10] It may be synonymous with "Gallimimus";cite web |url=http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5a92e4b.htm |title=SANCHUSAURUS |accessdate=2008-01-10 |last=Worth |first=Graeme |work=The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia 4.0 |publisher=HyperWorks Reference Software] Dong Zhiming and coauthors assigned to "Gallimimus" sp. in 1990. The genus has not been formally described and is considered a "nomen nudum". It was first mentioned by Hisa in 1985.

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