Jiangjunosaurus

general lizard

• jiangjun · Chinese (Mandarin) · general (from Jiangjunmiao, 'General Temple')
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines the Chinese word "jiangjun" (general) with the Greek word for lizard. It refers to the Jiangjunmiao ("General Temple") area in the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, China, near where the fossil was found. The only named species is Jiangjunosaurus junggarensis.

Named by

Jia et al.

Year named

2007

Period

Late Jurassic

Stage

Oxfordian

Found in

Shishugou Formation, Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China

A stegosaurian (plated) dinosaur known from a partial skull and skeleton. It is regarded as a valid genus.