Ouranosaurus

== Translingual == === Etymology === A combination of ourane, a word with multiple meanings (an Arabic name that signifies valor, courage, recklessness; the Tuareg name of the desert monitor given by the Tuareg Berbers of Niger and Algeria; Uranus (Οὐρανός), a name of one of Greek primordial gods and a Greek god of the sky) +‎ -saurus. === Proper noun === †Ouranosaurus A taxonomic genus within the clade †Hadrosauriformes – a herbivorous basal hadrosauriform dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous of modern-day Niger and Cameroon. ==== Usage notes ==== This genus previously belonged to the family †Iguanodontidae. ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): †Ouranosaurus nigeriensis – sole species ==== References ==== Ouranosaurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ouranosaurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ouranosaurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons