Genus: Wuerhosaurus DONG, 1973
= Wuherosaurus SERENO, 1986 (sic)
Etymology: The Fossils were collected close to Wuerho, a small town in Xinjiang, and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: “Wuerho lizard”.

Species: homheni DONG, 1973
Etymology: Homhen is Latin meaning wide and flat, in reference to the sacral region of this stegosaur.
= Stegosaurus homheni (DONG, 1973) MAIDMENT, NORMAN, BARRETT & UPCHURCH, 2008

Holotype: IVPP V. 4006

Locality: Urhe region, locality number 64043-5, Wuerho District, Junggar Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (Sinkang) Province, China.

Horizon: Lianmuging Formation, Tugulu Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Valanginian Stage, Middle Neocomian Subepoch-Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Breakdown as follows:

V. 4006-1: Dorsal vertebra.

V. 4006-2: Caudal vertebra.

V. 4006-3: Scapula and coracoid.

V. 4006-4: Humerus.

V. 4006-5: Ilia and 5 sacral vertebrae.

V. 4006-6: Pubis.

V. 4006-7: Ischium (lost).

V. 4006-8: 2 dorsal plates.

Paratype:

IVPP V4007: 3 caudal vertebrae.

My interpertation.

George Olshevsky's view, quadrapedal.

Bipedal.

Referred specimens:

Locality: Urhe region, locality number 64043, Wuerho District, Junggar Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (Sinkang) Province, China.

Horizon: Lianmuging Formation, Tugulu Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Valanginian Stage, Middle Neocomian Subepoch-Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: 3 caudal vertebrae.

 


Locality: Urhe region, locality number 64041, Wuerho District, Junggar Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (Sinkang) Province, China.

Horizon: Lianmuging Formation, Tulugo Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Valanginian Stage, Middle Neocomian Subepoch-Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Ischium.

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Species: ordosensis DONG, 1993
Etymology: Named after the after the Ordos Basin.

Holotype: IVPP V6877

Locality: Near Yang-paul village, Ordos (Shaan-Gan-Ning) Basin, Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongolia), China.

Horizon: Ejinhoro Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Valanginian Stage, Middle Neocomian Subepoch-Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: An incomplete skeleton that includes a series of 3 cervical, 11 dorsal, 5 sacral ribs, and 5 caudal vertebrae, cervical, dorsal and sacral ribs, and right ilium.

Referred material:

IVPP V6878: Dorsal plate.

IVPP V6879: Dorsal vertebra.

 

HOU & JI, 2017

Locality: Ordos (Shaan-Gan-Ning) Basin, Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongolia), China.

Horizon: Luohandong Formation, Middle-Upper uint of the Zhidan Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material:

IGI3928: Pelvis.

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