Zhongyuansaurus

Taxobox
name = "Zhongyuansaurus"
fossil_range = Cretaceous
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
superordo = Dinosauria
ordo = Ornithischia
subordo = Thyreophora
infraordo = Ankylosauria
familia = Nodosauridae
genus = "Zhongyuansaurus"
genus_authority = Xu "et al"., 2007
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"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. The type species, "Z. luoyangensis", was described by Xu "et al." in 2007.cite journal |last=Li |first=Xu |coauthors=Lu Junchang; Zhang Xingliao; Jia Songhai; Hu Weiyong; Zhang Jiming; Wu Yanhua; and Ji Qiang |year=2007 |title=New nodosaurid ankylosaur from the Cretaceous of Ruyang, Henan Province |journal=Acta Geologica Sinica |volume=81 |issue=4 |pages=433–438 ]

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