A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Appendix

Walkeria
Name means: “for Walker”
Pronounced: wah-KEER-ee-uh

This is now known as ALWALKERIA.

Wannanosaurus
Taxon: Pachycephalosauria Pachycephalosauridae
Name means: “Wannan lizard,” named for Southern Anhui
Pronounced: WAHN-NAHN-o-SAWR-us
Length: 2 ft (60 cm)
Time: Late Cretaceous, 83 – 73 mya
Place: China

This tiny, two-legged plant-eater was a very primitive, flat-domed member of the thick-skulled pachycephalosaur dinosaurs. Wannanosaurus was named in 1977.

Wuerhosaurus
Taxon: Stegosauria Stegosauridae
Name means: “Wuerho lizard”
Pronounced: woo-UHR-huh-SAWR-us
Length: 15 – 20 ft (4.5 – 6 m)
Time: Early Cretaceous, 138 – 125 mya
Place: China

Wuerhosaurus is the latest-surviving member of the plate-backed stegosaurs known so far. A four-legged plant-eater, it was named in 1973 for the town of Wuerho in China.