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Huayangosauridae

Gigantspinosaurus

"giant-spined lizard"

Generic stegosaur body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Gigantspinosaurus 4.2 m (13.8 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic stegosaur body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Gigantspinosaurus
Length
4.2 m (13.8 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (163.5–157.3 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Huayangosauridae

Gigantspinosaurus (“giant-spined lizard”) is a genus of stegosaurian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) Upper Shaximiao Formation of China. The type species is Gigantspinosaurus sichuanensis. It was a moderately sized member of the group, measuring up to 4.2 m in length.

What we know

  • Named by Ouyang, 1992.
  • Body length estimated at about 4.2 m.
  • Fossils found in China.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Gigantspinosaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.