Yuzhoulong

Yuzhou dragon

• Yuzhou · Chinese · an old name for Chongqing, the region where the fossils were found
• long · Chinese · dragon

The name combines "Yuzhou", a historical name for the Chongqing area of China, with the Chinese word "long", meaning dragon. It marks the region where the fossils were found. The dinosaur is a sauropod, a long-necked plant-eater.

Period

Early Jurassic

Found in

Zhenzhuchong Formation, Chongqing, China

A sauropodomorph/sauropod dinosaur from southwestern China; the type species is Yuzhoulong qini. I am not certain of the authorship, exact year, or precise stage, so I have left those fields blank.