Erliansaurus
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| Erliansaurus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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| Erliansaurus bellamus Xu et al, 2002 |
Erliansaurus was a genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian stage, around 65-70 million years ago). It was a therizinosaurid theropod. Fossils of Erliansaurus were found in China.
The type species, Erliansaurus bellamanus, was described by Xu, Zhang, Sereno, Zhao, Kuang, Han, and Tan in 2002, based on a partial skeleton.
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