Jingshanosaurus

For the stegosaur of a similar name, see Yingshanosaurus. For the Early Cretaceous–age sauropod, see Jiangshanosaurus.

Jingshanosaurus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic
Skeleton of Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis at the Miami Science Museum.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: †Sauropodomorpha
Clade: †Sauropodiformes
Genus: †Jingshanosaurus
Zhang and Yang, 1995
Type species
†Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis
Zhang and Yang, 1995

Jingshanosaurus (meaning "Jingshan lizard") is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the early Jurassic period (201.4 to 196.5 million years ago, Hettangian age) of China. The type and only species is Jingshanosaurus xinwaensis. Its maximum weight was around 4.3 t (4.7 short tons) with an adult femur length of 845 mm (33.3 in). The genus grew up to 5 m (16 ft) long.

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