Gongbusaurus

Gong-bu-sor-us.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2016, August 29). Gongbusaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/gongbusaurus/

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Name

Gongbusaurus.

Phonetic

Gong-bu-sor-us.

Named By

Z.‭ ‬Dong,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Zhou‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Zhang‭ ‬-‭ ‬1983.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Neornithischia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

G.‭ ‬shiyii‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬1.3‭ ‬to‭ ‬1.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Sichuan Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Shangshaximiao Formation,‭ ‬Xinjiang Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Shishugou Formation.

Time Period

Callovian to Oxfordian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Gongbusaurus is a genus of small ornithischian dinosaur that lived in China during the Jurassic.

Further Reading

– ‭[‬Dinosaurs from the Jurassic of Sichuan‭]‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontologica Sinica,‭ ‬New Series C,‭ ‬Whole Number‭ ‬162‭(‬23‭)‬:1-136.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Dong,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Zhou‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Zhang‭ ‬-‭ ‬1983.

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