Hudiesaurus
HOO-dee-eh-SORE-us /ˌhuːdiˌɛˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
butterfly lizard
- hudie · Chinese (Mandarin) · butterfly
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines the Chinese word "hudie" (butterfly) with the Greek "sauros" (lizard). It refers to the butterfly-like shape of the dorsal vertebrae's neural spines, seen from the front. The type species is H. sinojapanorum, named for the Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition that found it.
- Named by
- Dong
- Year named
- 1997
- Period
- Late Jurassic
- Stage
- Oxfordian
- Found in
- Kalazha Formation, Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China
A large sauropod, usually regarded as a mamenchisaurid-type sauropod, known from fragmentary remains. The exact stage of its rocks is less certain than the Late Jurassic age.