Saichania was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Ömnögovi (Mongolia) and Shanxi (China).
Quick facts about Saichania:
- Existed from 83.6 million years ago to 70.6 million years ago
- Lived in a desert environment
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Had a body mass of approximately 1417.2 kg
- 3 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Saichania was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- P. M. Barrett, H. You, and P. Upchurch, A. C. Burton. 1998. A new ankylosaurian dinosaur (Ornithischia: Ankylosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(2):376-384
- Q. Pang, Z. Cheng, and J. Yang, M. Xie, C. Zhu, J. Luo. 1996. The preliminary report on Late Cretaceous dinosaur fauna expeditions in Tianzhen, Shanxi. Journal of Hebei College of Geology 19(3-4):227-235
- R. Gradzinski, Z. Kielan-Jaworowska, and T. Maryanska. 1977. Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta, Barun Goyot and Nemegt formations of Mongolia, including remarks on previous subdivisions. Acta Geologica Polonica 27(3):281-318
