Zizhongosaurus
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| Zizhongosaurus Fossil range: Early Jurassic |
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Zizhongosaurus (meaning "Zizhong lizard") is a genus of primitive herbivorous sauropod dinosaur which lived in the Early Jurassic Period of China. It was a large-bellied herbivore characterized by a long neck. Zizhongosaurus was named after Zizhong County, Sichuan Province, China, by Dong, Zhou and Zhang, in 1983. The type species is Z. chuanchengensis. The fragments found were a dorsal vertebrae, a humerus or upper arm, and a pubis.[1] It is considered a relative of Barapasaurus.
[edit] References
- ^ Dong, Z., Zhou, S., Zhang, Y. (1983). "Dinosaurs from the Jurassic of Sichuan". Palaeontologica Sinica 162 New Series C 23. Science Press Peking: pp. 1-136
[edit] External links
- Zizhongosaurus in the Dinosaur Encyclopaedia at Dino Russ's Lair

