Wannanosaurus yansiensis - Ornithischian Dinosaurs
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(wah-na-no-sor-uhss)
"Wannano lizard"
Describer Hou, 1977
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Type of Species yansiensis
Order Ornithischia
SubOrder Cerapoda
InfraOrder Pachycephalosauria
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Size 2 feet (60 centimeters) long
Period Cretaceousa Period, 85 million years ago
Fossilsite China
Diet Herbivore
Wannanosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Period, about 85 million years ago in what is now China. Wannanosaurus is one of the smallest dinosaurs yet discovered. It measured 2 feet in length. Wannanosaurus had a small ahead with a thick skull. Its jaws were filled with short sharp teeth. Wannanosaurus had short arms, with clawed fingers. A heavy tail and strong muscles on its hindlegs. Wannanosaurus is believed to have been a herbivore, feeding on low-growing plants, and may have been a herd dinosaur.
