Xixiposaurus Xixiposaurus

"Xixipo lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Xixiposaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Jurassic (201–183 Mya)
Place
China
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Plateosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Sauropodomorpha

Xixiposaurus (meaning “Xixipo lizard”) is a genus of “prosauropod” dinosaur which existed in what is now Lower Lufeng Formation, China during the lower Jurassic period. It was first named by Sekiya Toru in 2010 and the type species is X. suni.

What we know

  • Named by Sekiya, 2010.
  • Fossils found in China.