Sinankylosaurus zhuchengensis Sinankylosaurus

"Chinese fused lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Sinankylosaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (77.3–73.5 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Sinankylosaurus (meaning “Chinese fused lizard”) is a dubious dinosaur genus known from the Late Cretaceous Hongtuya Formation of China. The genus contains a single species, Sinankylosaurus zhuchengensis, known from a partial right ilium (a pelvic bone). This specimen was originally described as belonging to an ankylosaur, although later research has disputed this identification, noting the lack of anatomical characters uniting Sinankylosaurus with this group.

What we know

  • Named by Wang et al., 2020.
  • Fossils found in China.