Yingshanosaurus

Yingshan lizard

• Yingshan · Chinese (place name) · Yingshan, locality in Sichuan, China
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines Yingshan, a place in Sichuan Province, China, near where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "Yingshan lizard". The type species is Yingshanosaurus jichuanensis.

Named by

Zhou

Year named

1984

Period

Late Jurassic

Found in

Shangshaximiao Formation, Sichuan, China

A stegosaurian (plated) dinosaur known from a partial skeleton. Its exact relationships within Stegosauria are debated. Some details, such as the exact stage and the precise origin of the place name, are not given here because I am not certain of them.