Fushanosaurus

Fu-shan-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. (2014, October 9). Fushanosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/fushanosaurus/

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Name

Fushanosaurus ‭(‬Fushan lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Fu-shan-o-sor-us.

Named By

X.-R.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬W.-H.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Li,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Ji,‭ ‬Y.-X.‭ ‬Li‭ & ‬J.-F.‭ ‬Guo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauriformes.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

F.‭ ‬qitaiensis‭

Size

Uncertain,‭ ‬but very roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬30‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Xinjiang Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Shishugou Formation.

Time Period

Late Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Right femur.

In Depth

       Fushanosaurus is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Jurassic.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A new titanosauriform dinosaur‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Sauropoda‭) ‬from Late Jurassic of Junggar Basin,‭ ‬Xinjiang.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Global Geology‭ (‬in Chinese‭)‬.‭ ‬38‭ (‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬581‭–‬588.‭ ‬X.-R.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬W.-H.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Li,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Ji,‭ ‬Y.-X.‭ ‬Li‭ & ‬J.-F.‭ ‬Guo‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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