Lufengosaurus
LOO-fung-oh-SORE-us /ˌluːfʌŋoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Lufeng lizard
- Lufeng · Chinese (place name) · Lufeng County, Yunnan, China
- sauros · Greek · lizard
Lufengosaurus is named after Lufeng County (now Lufeng City) in Yunnan Province, China, where the first fossils were found. It was combined with the Greek word for lizard. The name therefore means "Lufeng lizard".
- Named by
- Young
- Year named
- 1941
- Period
- Early Jurassic
- Found in
- Lufeng Formation, Yunnan Province, China
A sauropodomorph (basal, "prosauropod"-grade massospondylid) dinosaur. The type species is Lufengosaurus huenei. It is one of the best-known dinosaurs from China.