Jaxartosaurus

Jaxartosaurus aralensis

Jaxartosaurus — scientific reconstruction

Jaxartosaurus (meaning "Jaxartes lizard" after the early name of the Syr Darya) is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur similar to Corythosaurus which lived during the Late Cretaceous. Its fossils were found in Kazakhstan.

Family
Hadrosauridae
Order
Ornithischia
Period
Cretaceous (90.0–85.0 Ma)
Diet
Herbivore
Length
7.0–9.0 m
Weight
2.0–3.0 t
Type locality
Beleutininskaya Formation, Kazakhstan
Holotype
PIN 252/1
PBDB
txn:38773

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