Levnesovia
{{Short description|Extinct genus of dinosaurs}}
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| fossil_range = Late Cretaceous, {{fossilrange|Turonian}}
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| taxon = Levnesovia transoxiana
| parent_authority = Sues and Averianov, 2009
| authority = Sues and Averianov, 2009
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Levnesovia is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan. It was related to Bactrosaurus. The type species is L. transoxiana. The genus name honours the late Russian paleontologist Lev Nesov, and the specific name refers to the ancient region Transoxiana.Hans-Dieter Sues and Alexander Averianov. (2009). "A new basal hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan and the early radiation of duck-billed dinosaurs." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 276(1667): 2549-2555. {{doi|10.1098/rspb.2009.0229}} It is known from partial skulls, maxillae, dentaries and numerous bones of the postcranial skeleton.
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Category:Late Cretaceous dinosaurs of Asia
Category:Fossils of Uzbekistan
Category:Fossil taxa described in 2009
Category:Taxa named by Hans-Dieter Sues
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