Ruyang County

Ruyang County (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 汝陽縣; pinyin: Rǔyáng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang.

Ruyang County

汝阳县
County
Ruyang in Luoyang
Luoyang in Henan
Coordinates: 34°09′14″N 112°28′23″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityLuoyang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Ruyang County has been the site of several major discoveries of fossilized dinosaur bones, including Huanghetitan ruyangensis, which was first described in 2007.

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