Jiangxisaurus
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Jiangxisaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (72–66 Mya)
- Place
- China
- Food
- Omnivore
- Clade
- Oviraptoridae
Jiangxisaurus is an extinct genus of oviraptorid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Nanxiong Formation of southern China. It was similar to Heyuannia, but with more strongly curved anterior claws and a thinner, frailer mandible. This find is paleontologically significant because it contributes to current knowledge about the paleogeographical distribution of oviraptorids in southern China. It was most likely an omnivorous animal along with its close relatives Nankangia and Ganzhousaurus.
What we know
- Named by Wei et al., 2013.
- Fossils found in China.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Jiangxisaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.