Ulughbegsaurus
Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis
Ulughbegsaurus (meaning "Ulugh Beg's lizard") is an extinct genus of carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Bissekty Formation (Turonian age) and Khodzhakul Formation (Cenomanian age) of Uzbekistan. The genus contains a single species, Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis, known from multiple maxilla fragments.
- Family
- Carcharodontosauridae
- Order
- Saurischia
- Period
- Cretaceous (92.0–90.0 Ma)
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Length
- 7.5–8.0 m
- Weight
- 1.0 t
- Type locality
- Bissekty Formation, Uzbekistan
- Holotype
- CCMGE 628/12457
- PBDB
- txn:444000