Chuxiongosaurus
choo-shee-ONG-oh-SORE-us /tʃuːʃiˌɒŋoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Chuxiong lizard
- Chuxiong · Chinese (place name) · Chuxiong, the prefecture in Yunnan, China where it was found
- -saurus · Greek · lizard
The name combines Chuxiong, the Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, China, where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for "lizard". It therefore means "Chuxiong lizard" and refers to the place of discovery. The type species is C. lufengensis, named for the Lufeng Formation.
- Named by
- Lü et al.
- Year named
- 2010
- Period
- Early Jurassic
- Found in
- Lufeng Formation, Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China
A sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic. The specimen is fragmentary, and its exact relationships are uncertain. I am less sure of the authorship and the finer details, so treat them with some caution.