Tuojiangosaurus multispinus Tuojiangosaurus

"Tuo River lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Tuojiangosaurus 6.5 m (21.3 ft) long
4 people holding hands
Length
6.5 m (21.3 ft)
Period
Late Jurassic (163.5–157.3 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Stegosauridae Dinosauria Ornithischia Thyreophora Stegosauria

Tuojiangosaurus (meaning “Tuo River lizard”) is a genus of herbivorous stegosaurian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period, recovered from the Upper Shaximiao Formation of what is now Sichuan Province in China.

What we know

  • Named by Dong et al., 1977.
  • Body length estimated at about 6.5 m.
  • Fossils found in China.