Dashanpusaurus
dah-SHAN-poo-SORE-us /dɑˌʃænpuˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Dashanpu lizard
- Dashanpu · Chinese (place name) · fossil locality near Zigong, Sichuan, China
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines Dashanpu, the fossil locality near Zigong in Sichuan, China, with the Greek word for lizard. Dashanpu is a famous Middle Jurassic dinosaur quarry area. The species name, dongi, honours Chinese paleontologist Dong Zhiming.
- Named by
- Ren et al.
- Year named
- 2022
- Period
- Middle Jurassic
- Found in
- Dashanpu, Zigong, Sichuan, China
A sauropod; type species Dashanpusaurus dongi. Author, year and exact formation details are given from memory and should be checked against the original description.