Embasaurus

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Embasaurus
Fossil range: Early Cretaceous
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Genus: Embasaurus
Species: E. minax
Binomial name
Embasaurus minax

Embasaurus (meaning "Emba [River] lizard") is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a theropod; the fossils were found in Kazakhstan in central Asia. As it is known only from fragmentary vertebrae, Embasaurus is considered a nomen dubium.

The type species, Embasaurus minax, was described by Riabinin in 1931. It is named after the Emba River.

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