© J.Parish
- Type of dinosaur:
- large theropod
- Length:
- 4.4m
- Diet:
- omnivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Cretaceous, 84-71 million years ago
- Found in:
- China
Only the vertebral column and pelvis of Nanshiungosaurus have been found, no skull. So the shape of the head in reconstructions is based on similar dinosaurs.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Therizinosauroidea, Therizinosauridae
- Named by:
- Dong (1979)
- Type species:
- brevispinus
