CHUXIONGOSAURUS
a basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of China.
Pronunciation:
Meaning: Chuxiong lizard
Author/s: Lü
et al. (
2010)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Yunnan, China
Discovery Chart Position: #744
Chuxiongosaurus lufengensis
(Chuxiong Lizard from Lufeng)Etymology
Chuxiongosaurus is derived from "Chuxiong" (the administrative unit to which the holotype site belongs) and the Greek "sauros" (lizard).
The
species epithet,
lufengensis, means "from Lufeng" in Latin.
Discovery
The remains of
Chuxiongosaurus were discovered in the Lufeng Formation, Zhongcun Town, Lufeng County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China.
The
holotype (CMY LT9401) is a nearly complete skull including a lower jaw.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Pliensbachian
Age range: 200-191 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
Chuxiongosaurus
lufengensis
References
• Lü J, Yoshitsugu K, Li T and Zhong S (2010) "A New Basal Sauropod Dinosaur from the Lufeng Basin, Yunnan Province, Southwestern China".
Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), 84(6): 1336–1342. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2010.00332.x.
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