Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis Chungkingosaurus

"Chongqing Lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Chungkingosaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (163.5–157.3 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Stegosauridae Dinosauria Ornithischia Thyreophora Stegosauria

Chungkingosaurus (meaning “Chongqing Lizard”) is a genus of stegosaurian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Upper Shaximiao Formation in what is now China. The type species is Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis.

What we know

  • Named by Dong et al., 1983.
  • Fossils found in China.