Chuanjiesaurus
chwahn-jee-eh-SORE-us /tʃwɑnˌdʒiɛˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Chuanjie lizard
- Chuanjie · Chinese (place name) · Chuanjie, the locality in Lufeng County, Yunnan, China
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines Chuanjie, a locality in Lufeng County, Yunnan, China, where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It literally means "Chuanjie lizard" and marks the place of discovery. The rock unit that yielded it is also called the Chuanjie Formation.
- Named by
- Fang et al.
- Year named
- 2000
- Period
- Middle Jurassic
- Found in
- Chuanjie Formation, Lufeng County, Yunnan, China
A long-necked sauropod, usually regarded as a close relative of or member of the mamenchisaurid group. The type species is Chuanjiesaurus anaensis. I am less sure of the exact geologic stage, so I left it blank.