Jingshanosaurus
Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis
Jingshanosaurus (meaning "Jingshan lizard") is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the early Jurassic period (201.4 to 196.5 million years ago, Hettangian age) of China. The type and only species is Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis. Its maximum weight was around 4.3 t (4.7 short tons) with an adult femur length of 845 mm (33.3 in). The genus grew up to 5 m (16 ft) long.
- Family
- Massospondylidae
- Order
- Saurischia
- Period
- Jurassic (201 Ma)
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- 9.0 m
- Weight
- 1.5 t
- Type locality
- Yunnan, China
- Holotype
- LV 0003
- PBDB
- txn:64137