Zigongosaurus
Extinct genus of dinosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Zizhongosaurus.
Zigongosaurus (meaning "Zigong lizard") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic-Late Jurassic-age Shaximiao Formation of Zigong, Sichuan, China. Because of incomplete knowledge of Jurassic Chinese sauropods, it has been hard to interpret, with some sources assigning it to Omeisaurus, some to Mamenchisaurus, and some to its own genus.
Quick Facts Zigongosaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic-Late Jurassic, Scientific classification ...
Zigongosaurus Temporal range: Middle Jurassic-Late Jurassic | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
Clade: | †Sauropoda |
Family: | †Mamenchisauridae |
Genus: | †Zigongosaurus Hou, Zhao, & Chao, 1976 |
Species: | †Z. fuxiensis |
Binomial name | |
†Zigongosaurus fuxiensis Hou, Zhao, & Chao, 1976 | |
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