Bashanosaurus

Bash-an-o-sor-us.
By Maeve Foster
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Foster, M. (2012, November 23). Bashanosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/bashanosaurus/

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Name

Bashanosaurus ‭(‬Bashan lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Bash-an-o-sor-us.

Named By

Dai Hui,‭ ‬Li Ning,‭ ‬Susannah C.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Maidment,‭ ‬Wei Guangbiao,‭ ‬Zhou Yuxuan,‭ ‬Hu Xufeng,‭ ‬Ma Qingyu,‭ ‬Wang Xunqian,‭ ‬Hu Haiqian‭ & ‬Peng Guangzhao‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischiam,‭ ‬Thyreophora,‭ ‬Stegosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬primitivus‭

Size

Holotype estimated at‭ ‬2.8‭ ‬meters long,‭ ‬but this is speculated to have been a subadult.‭ ‬Full adult size possibly larger.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Yunyang County,‭ ‬Shaximiao Formation.

Time Period

Bajocian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial skeletal remains of more than one individual.

In Depth

       Named in‭ ‬2022,‭ ‬Bashanosaurus is one of the oldest stegosaurid dinosaurs that we know about,‭ ‬possibly even older than the previous‭ ‘‬oldest‭’ ‬stegosaur Adratiklit.‭ ‬Unfortunately though there is still some mystery about Bashanosaurus.‭ ‬The genus is based upon the partial remains of more than one individual,‭ ‬and also not from a fully grown adult.‭ ‬Therefore,‭ ‬information about the appearance and full size of this dinosaur are still largely speculation.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Stegosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Lower Member of the Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing,‭ ‬China‭”‬.‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬41‭ (‬5‭) ‬-‭ ‬Dai Hui,‭ ‬Li Ning,‭ ‬Susannah C.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Maidment,‭ ‬Wei Guangbiao,‭ ‬Zhou Yuxuan,‭ ‬Hu Xufeng,‭ ‬Ma Qingyu,‭ ‬Wang Xunqian,‭ ‬Hu Haiqian‭ & ‬Peng Guangzhao‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

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