Liubangosaurus

Le-u-bang-o-sor-us.
Published on

Harper Gray

Paleoartist

Harper Grey combines artistic talent with scientific precision to bring extinct creatures and environments back to life. Collaborating closely with paleontologists

Cite Feedback Print

Name

Liubangosaurus.

Phonetic

Le-u-bang-o-sor-us.

Named By

J.‭ ‬Mo,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ & ‬E.‭ ‬Buffetaut‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬hei

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Napai Formation.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Five partial vertebrae.

In Depth

       Liubangosaurus is a genus off sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Not much is known about this dinosaur at the time of writing‭ ‬because it is only known by a few vertebrae.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new eusauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Guangxi Province,‭ ‬southern China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica‭ ‬84‭(‬6‭)‬:1328-1335.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Mo,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ & ‬E.‭ ‬Buffetaut‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Never Miss a New Species or Fossil Discovery!

SPECIES SPOTLIGHT