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Nurosaurus
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Nuoerosaurus chaganensis.JPG
Mounted skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordateia
Superorder:
Sauropoda
Order:
Sauropsida
Infraorder:
Titanosauridae
Genus:
Nurosaurus
Type species
Nurosaurus qaganensis
Synonyms
  • Nuoerosaurus
  • Nuoerosaurus chaganensis
  • Nurosaurus chaganensis

Not to be confused with Naosaurus, a type of ancient reptile called a pelycosaur.

Nuoerosaurus chaganensis head
Close-up of the head and neck

Nurosaurus is the name given to a type of giant, long-necked sauropod dinosaur. It lived during the Cretaceous period in what is now Inner Mongolia, China. This huge dinosaur was a herbivore, meaning it ate only plants. Nurosaurus could grow to be about 25 meters (82 feet) long! Its full scientific name is Nurosaurus qaganensis, and it was named by a scientist named Dong in 1992.

Images for kids

  • Nuoerosaurus chaganensis mount

    "Nurosaurus" mounted skeleton, Inner Mongolia Museum

  • Diplodocid sauropod skeletons, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Singapore - 20150808-01

    Three skeletons informally assigned to "A. brontodiplodocus" in 2010, now labelled as diplodocids

  • Angloposeidon

    Pneumatic structures of "Angloposeidon"

  • Archaeoraptor composite fossil at the Paleozoological museum of China

    The "Archaeoraptor" fossil

  • The Archbishop

    "The Archbishop" in multiple views

  • Capitalsaurus

    "Capitalsaurus" vertebra

  • Gongbusaurus wucaiwanensis

    "Eugongbusaurus" skull IVPP 14559

  • Juvenile hadrosaur

    Skeleton of "Gadolosaurus"

  • Gallimimus in Ulaanbaatar

    "Gallimimus mongoliensis" skeleton

  • Utah Museum dromaeosaurid

    Cast of Julieraptor

  • Merosaurus

    Knee-joint and a claw of Merosaurus

  • Moshi-Ryu

    The "Moshisaurus" humerus

  • Zanclodon cambrensis

    Illustration of the "Newtonsaurus" dentary mold in internal and external views

  • The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis - Cast of Oviraptor skull

    Cast of "Ronaldoraptor"

  • Kritosaurus Sabinosaurio

    "Sabinosaurus" mount

  • Saltillomimus Delicias

    Skeleton of "Saltillomimus"

  • Kaiparowits ornithopod

    Skeletal diagram of "Skaladromeus"

  • Proximal femur of a large theropod dinosaur from Washington State

    The upper femur of "Suciasaurus"

  • Laelaps macropus tibia

    Syntype tyrannosauroid tibia AMNH 2550 given the name "Teihivenator"

  • Titanosaur in Japan

    Skeletal mount of "Xinghesaurus" from a Japanese fossil expo

  • Citpatibcn1

    Zamyn Khondt oviraptorid

See also

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