Yunyangosaurus
yun-YAHNG-oh-SORE-us /junˌjɑŋoˈsɔːrəs/
Accepted genus
Yunyang lizard
- Yunyang · Chinese (place name) · Yunyang County, Hubei Province, China, where the fossils were found
- sauros · Greek · lizard
The name combines Yunyang, the county in Hubei Province, China, where the fossils were discovered, with the Greek "sauros" meaning lizard. It therefore means "Yunyang lizard" and honours the place of discovery. It is a early-branching sauropod from the Middle Jurassic.
- Period
- Middle Jurassic
- Found in
- Xintiangou Formation, Yunyang County, Hubei, China
A sauropod dinosaur; the type species is Yunyangosaurus purvus. I am not certain of the naming author, year or exact geologic stage, so those fields are left blank.