Yuanmousaurus
yoo-AN-moh-SORE-us /juˌænmoʊˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Yuanmou lizard
- Yuanmou · Place name (Chinese) · Yuanmou County, Yunnan, China
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines Yuanmou, the county in Yunnan Province, China, where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for lizard. It means "Yuanmou lizard". The only named species is Yuanmousaurus jiangyiensis.
- Named by
- Lü et al.
- Year named
- 2006
- Period
- Middle Jurassic
- Found in
- Zhanghe Formation, Yuanmou County, Yunnan, China
A sauropod, generally regarded as a basal eusauropod. Its exact position within Sauropoda is debated.