Xixiposaurus
shee-shee-poh-SORE-us /ʃiːʃiːpoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Xixipo lizard
- Xixipo · Chinese place name · locality in Lufeng, Yunnan, China where the fossil was found
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines "Xixipo", a locality in Lufeng County, Yunnan, China, where the fossil was found, with the Greek word for lizard. It therefore means "lizard from Xixipo". The type species is Xixiposaurus suni.
- Named by
- Sekiya
- Year named
- 2010
- Period
- Early Jurassic
- Found in
- Lower Lufeng Formation, Yunnan, China
A basal sauropodomorph ("prosauropod") known from a partial skeleton with skull material. Its exact position within early sauropodomorphs is debated. The precise geologic stage is uncertain, so none is given here.