Dinosauria Translation and Pronunciation Guide X
Ben Creisler
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Xenotarsosaurus Martinez, Gimenez, Rodiquez & Bochatey 1986 "strange tarsus lizard"
zen-o-TAR-so-SAWR-us (Gr. xenos "strange, foreign" + Gr. tarsos "tarsus" + Gr. sauros "lizard") (m) alluding to the unusual fusion of the astragulus and calcaneum in the ankle bones, which are both fused to the tibia. Theropoda Abelisauria Abelisauridae L. Cret. SA.
Xiaosaurus Dong & Tang 1983 "dawn lizard"
shyow-SAWR-us (Chin. xiao "dawn" + Gr. sauros "lizard")* (m) alluding to its early geological occurrence. Ornithopoda ?Hypsilophodontidae M. Jur. China [nomen dubium]
Xuanhanosaurus Dong 1984 "Xuanhan County (China) lizard"
SHWEN-HAHN-o-SAWR-us (Xuanhan + Gr. sauros "lizard") (m) named for Xuanhan County, Sichuan Province, China, where the fossil was found; possibly a quadrupedal form of theropod with well developed forelimbs. Theropoda i.s. M. Jur. China
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