Name:
Xiaosaurus
(Dawn lizard).
Phonetic: Zhow-sor-us.
Named By: Z. Dong & Z. Tang - 1983.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Ornithischia, Neornithischia.
Species: X. dashanpensis
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Roughly estimated to be about 1 meter long.
Known locations: China, Sichuan Province -
Xiashaximiao Formation.
Time period: Mid Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial remains.
Xiaosaurus is a genus of small ornithischian dinosaur that lived in China during the Jurassic.
Further reading
- New ornithopod genus from the Middle Jurassic of Sichuan Basin,
China . - Vertebrata PalAsiatica 21(2):168-171. - Z.
Dong & Z. Tang - 1983.