Name
Irisosaurus (Iridescent lizard).
Phonetic
E-riss-o-sor-us.
Named By
Claire Peyre de Fabr�gues, Shundong Bi, Hongqing Li, Gang Li, Lei Yang & Xing Xu - 2020.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Anchisauria.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
I. yimenensis
Size
Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains, but roughly estimated to be about 5.5 meters long.
Known locations
China, Yunnan Province - Fengjiahe Formation.
Time Period
Early Jurassic.
Fossil representation
Partial skull and post cranial remains.
Irisosaurus is a genus of sauropodomorph that lived in Asia during the early Jurassic. Though only known from partial remains, Irisosaurus is thought to have been similar to the genus Mussaurus.
Further reading
- A new species of early-diverging Sauropodiformes from the Lower Jurassic Fengjiahe Formation of Yunnan Province, China. - Scientific Reports. 10 (1). - Claire Peyre de Fabr�gues, Shundong Bi, Hongqing Li, Gang Li, Lei Yang & Xing Xu - 2020.
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