Jingshanosaurus Jingshanosaurus

"Jingshan lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Jingshanosaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Jurassic (201.4–196.5 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

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 with an adult femur length of 845 mm. The genus grew up to 5 m long.

What we know

  • Named by Zhang and Yang, 1995.
  • Body length estimated at about 5 m.
  • Fossils found in China.