BASHANOSAURUS
A plant-eating stegosaurian ornithischian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of China.
Pronunciation: buh-SHA-no-SOR-us
Meaning: Bashan lizard
Author/s: Dai
et al. (
2022)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Chongqing, China
Discovery Chart Position: #1065
Bashanosaurus primitivus
(Bashan Lizard)Etymology
Bashanosaurus is derived from "Bashan" (in reference to the ancient name for the area of Chongqing in China where it was found) and the Greek "sauros" (lizard).
The
species epithet,
primitivus, means "first" in Latin.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bajocian
Age range: 168 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
References
• Dai H, Li N, Maidment SCR, Wei G, Zhou Y, Hu X, Ma Q, Wang X, Hu H and Peng G (2022) "New Stegosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Lower Member of the Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing, China".
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology Article: e1995737. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2021.1995737
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