Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Saichania

- Pronunciation: sye-CHAY-nee-ah
- Translation: Beautiful One
- Order: Ornithischia
- Suborder: Thyreophora
- Infraorder: Ankylosauria
- Family: Ankylosauridae
- Height: 8 feet (2.4 meters)
- Length: 23 feet (7 meters)
- Period: Late Cretaceous
- Description: Herbivore, Quadrupedal
- Notes: Saichania's fossil remains were found in southern Mongolia with much of its armor plating still in position. Best known of theAsian ankylosaurs, Saichania had a bony club on the end of its tail.Its neck, back, and stomach were covered by rows of spikes andknobs on bony plates.