#wulagasaurus

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A pair of fragmentary dinosaur teeth of an indeterminate hadrosaur or duck-billed dinosaur from the Yuliangze Formation in Jiayin, Heilongjiang, China. The teeth are too fragmentary to diagnose beyond just a hadrosaurid of some kind. Some of the hadrosaurids that lived in the regions are, Charonosaurus (Parasaurolophus) jiayinensis, Mandschurosaurus amurensis, Sahaliyania elunchunorum (Amurosaurus riabinini), Saurolophus kryschtofovici, and Wulagasaurus dongi. Even if the teeth were complete, it is likely still indeterminate due to the large number of species present.

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Wulagasaurus dongi

By José Carlos Cortés on @ryuukibart​

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Name: Wulagasaurus dongi

Name Meaning: Wulaga Reptile

First Described: 2008

Described By: Godefroit et al.

Classification: Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Genasauria, Neornithischia, Cerapoda, Ornithopoda, Iguanodontia, Dryomorpha, Ankylopollexia, Styracosterna, Hadrosauriformes, Hadrosauroidea, Hadrosauridae, Saurolophinae, Brachylophosaurini

Wulagasaurus is a probable Brachylophosaurin from the Yuliangze Formation of Heilongjiang, China. It lived in the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous, approximately 69 to 66 million years ago. As a Saurolophine it lacked a boney crest, though later members of this group had soft tissue display structures, and it’s possible that Wulagosaurus may have as well. Still, it is only known fromp artial material, specifically parts of the jaw, braincases, and other skeletal elements. It had a slender lower jaw compared to other hadrosaurids, indicating that it may have been specialized in its choice of plant matter. 

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wulagasaurus

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