Xiaosaurus

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Gray, H. (2014, December 31). Xiaosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/xiaosaurus/

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Name

Xiaosaurus ‭(‬Dawn lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

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Named By

Z.‭ ‬Dong‭ & ‬Z.‭ ‬Tang‭ ‬-‭ ‬1983.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Neornithischia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

X.‭ ‬dashanpensis‭

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.

In Depth

       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.

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