Gongbusaurus

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iGongbusaurus Fossil range: Late Jurassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Ornithischia Suborder: Ornithopoda Genus: Gongbusaurus Species: *Gongbusaurus shiyii *"Gongbusaurus" wucaiwanensis

Gongbusaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period. Its fossils have been found in China. It was a herbivorous ornithopod.

The type species, described by Dong, Zhou and Zhang in 1983, is Gongbusaurus shiyii and is considered a nomen dubium: it is known only from teeth. A second , also dubious, species, "Gongbusaurus" wucaiwanensis, has also been included in the genus.

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• http://www.users.qwest.net/~jstweet1/ornithischia.htm