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Lanzhousaurus

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Chordata

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Reptilia

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†Ornithopoda

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†Styracosterna

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Lanzhousaurus Lanzhousaurus Pictures amp Facts The Dinosaur Database

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Altirhinus, Fukuisaurus, Mantellisaurus, Daxiatitan, Lurdusaurus

Lanzhousaurus is a genus of dinosaur. Lanzhousaurus lived in the Gansu region of what is now China during the Early Cretaceous (Barremian). A partial skeleton has been recovered. It was described by You, Ji and Li in 2005 and the type species is Lanzhousaurus magnidens.

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It is perhaps most notable for its "astonishingly huge teeth", among the largest for any herbivorous creature ever, which indicate it is a styracosternan iguanodont. The mandible, longer than one meter, suggests very large size for the animal.

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Lanzhousaurus FileSkeletons of Lanzhousaurus magnidens and Jintasaurus meniscus

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Lanzhousaurus Wikipedia


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