Jiangshanosaurus

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iJiangshanosaurus
Fossil range: Early Cretaceous
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder: Sauropoda
(unranked) Titanosauria
Genus: Jiangshanosaurus
Species: J. lixianensis
Binomial name
Jiangshanosaurus lixianensis
Tang et al, 2001

Jianshanosaurus was a titanosaurian dinosaur that appeared 125-100 mya. The type species, Jiangshanosaurus lixianensis, was formally described by Tang et al in 2001. Like others of its family, Jiangshanosaurus probably had a thick skin or a bony armor for protection.


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