Gongbusaurus

Gongbu lizard

• Gongbu · Chinese · Gongbu (a Chinese name element; exact reference not confirmed)
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Gongbu", a Chinese name element, with the Greek "sauros", meaning "lizard". I'm not certain exactly what "Gongbu" refers to, so I haven't stated the reason for the choice.

Named by

Dong, Zhou and Zhang

Year named

1983

Period

Late Jurassic

Found in

China

Gongbusaurus is a small herbivorous ornithischian known from fragmentary material. It is generally regarded as a nomen dubium. The type species is G. shiyii. The details of the etymology, year and authorship are given with low confidence and should be checked against a primary source.