Huayangosaurus

Huayang lizard

• Huayang · Chinese · old name for the Sichuan region (Huayang Guozhi)
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name refers to Huayang, an ancient name for the region of Sichuan, China, where the fossils were found, combined with the Greek word for lizard. It was named for its place of discovery. It is one of the most primitive known stegosaurs, and it had teeth in the front of its upper jaw, which later stegosaurs lacked.

Named by

Dong, Tang and Zhou

Year named

1982

Period

Middle Jurassic

Found in

Lower Shaximiao Formation, Sichuan, China

A basal stegosaur. The type species is Huayangosaurus taibaii.