| Chinshakiangosaurus Fossil range: Early Jurassic | |
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Chinshakiangosaurus (meaning "Chinshakian lizard") was a genus of dinosaur from the Early Jurassic Period. It lived in what is now present-day China. It is classified as a sauropod, but is not well-known. The type species, Chinshakiangosaurus chuhghoensis, was first named by Ye, but described by Dong Zhiming in 1992. It is based on a partial dentary that suggests this animal had cheeks. Also included in the remains are vertebrae, scapulae, limb bones, and a partial pelvis.[1]
References[]
- ^ Upchurch, Paul; Barrett, Paul M.; Zhao Xijin; and Xu Xing. In press. A re-evaluation of Chinshakiangosaurus chunghoensis Ye vide Dong 1992 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): implications for cranial evolution in basal sauropod dinosaurs. Geological Magazine.
External links[]
- Chinshakiangosaurus in The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia at Dino Russ's Lair
- Chinshakiangosaurus in the Dino Directory
