Lanzhousaurus

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Lanzhousaurus

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Ornithischia
Suborder: Ornithopoda
Infraorder: Iguanodontia
Genus: Lanzhousaurus
You, Ji & Li, 2005
Species

L. magnidens You, Ji & Li, 2005 (type)

Lanzhousaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur discovered in 2005. Lanzhousaurus lived in the Gansu region of what is now China during the Early Cretaceous. A partial skeleton has been recovered. The type species, described by You, Ji, and Li, is Lanzhousaurus magnidens.

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

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