Dinosaur fossils discovered in Henan_Ranking of survival ages of dinosaurs discovered in Henan

1. Yellow River Dragon

120 million years ~ 115 million years ago

The type species of Yellow River dragon, Liujiaxia Yellow River dragon, was found in Lintao, Gansu Province. The fossil is incomplete and weighs 20 tons. In 2006, more than 30 dinosaur fossil sites were discovered within tens of square kilometers in the Santun-Liudian area of Ruyang County, Henan Province. One of the incomplete dinosaur fossils was named Ruyang Yellow River Megalosaurus. It was 18 meters long, with one toe alone 20 centimeters long and long forelimbs. Ruyang Yellow River Megalosaurus was 6 meters tall and 3 meters wide at the shoulder. meters; hip height is 5.1 meters, hip width is 2.8 meters. It is larger than the Liujiaxia Yellow River Dragon, weighing 30-40 tons.

2. Central Plains Dragon

100 million years ~ 65 million years ago

Zhongyuansaurus (genus name: Zhongyuansaurus) is a genus of ankylosaurus dinosaurs. The fossil was discovered in Luoyang City, Henan Province, China, and dates from the Cretaceous period. The fossils of Mesosaurus include skull, arms, pelvis, and tail bones. The characteristics of Zhongchuanlong are the flat top of the head, the straight ischium, and the muscle attachment of the humerus.

3. Ruyang Dragon

95 million years ~ 80 million years ago

Ruyangosaurus (scientific name: Ruyangosaurus) is a sauropod dinosaur, belonging to the order Reptiles and the order Saurischia. Distributed in the Mangchuan Formation of Henan Province, China. The type species is R. giganteus, which was named in 2009 by Ji Qiang and others from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

4. Baotian Manlong

80 million ~ 70 million years ago

Baotianmansaurus (genus name: Baotianmansaurus) is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs. The fossil was found in late Cretaceous strata in Henan Province, China. The type species is Henan Baotian Manlong (B. henanensis), which was studied and named in 2009 by Zhang Xingliao from the Henan Geological Museum and Lu Junchang from the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences.

5. Luanchuan Raptor

80 million years ago

Luanchuanraptor (scientific name: Luanchuanraptor) is a genus of large dromaeosaurid dinosaurs discovered in central China. Its geological age is the early Late Cretaceous. Luanchuanraptor has a body length of 2.6-3 meters and a height of 1.2 meters. Its fossil specimen is a partial skeleton found in the Qiupa Formation of Luanchuan, Henan Province, including four teeth, one frontal bone, one cervical vertebra, one or two dorsal vertebrae, 17 tail vertebrae, ribs, human figures The humerus, phalanges and claws, parts of the scapula and pelvis, and other fragmentary bones are all from the medium-sized dromaeosaurids. These fossils are numbered 4HIII-0100 and are stored in the Henan Geological Museum. It is the first large dromaeosaurid found in Asia far from northeastern China or the Gobi Desert. The type species is Henan Luanchuanraptor, which was described by researcher Lu Junchang and others in 2007.

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