Name
Xingxiulong (Xingxiu bridge dragon).
Phonetic
Zing-ze-u-long.
Named By
Y. M. Wang, H. L. You & T. Wang - 2017.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
X. chengi
Size
Estimated between 4 and 5 meters long.
Known locations
China, Yunnan Province - Lufeng Formation.
Time Period
Early Jurassic.
Fossil representation
Partial remains of at least two adults and one juvenile.
Xingxiulong is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in China during the early Jurassic. The robust nature of the fossils bones strongly suggest that Xingxiulong would have been heavily built in life, though likely still would have been bipedal.
- A new basal sauropodiform dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic of Yunnan Province, China. Scientific Reports 7(41881). - Y. M. Wang, H. L. You & T. Wang - 2017.
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