Kunmingosaurus
| Kunmingosaurus Temporal range: Early Jurassic | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Sauropodomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Sauropoda |
| Family: | unknown |
| Species | |
"Kunmingosaurus" is a primitive sauropod which lived during the Early Jurassic. Its fossils were found in Yunnan Province, China in 1954.
The "type species" is "Kunmingosaurus wudingensis", coined by Zhao in 1985. It is known from fossils found in the Fengjiahe Formation (or the Lower Lufeng Series), including pelvic, hind limb, and vertebral material.[1] Rather uniquely amongst undescribed dinosaurs, the specimen is fully prepared and mounted.
References
- ↑ Zhao, 1985. The reptilian fauna of the Jurassic in China. Pages 286–289, 347 in Wang, Cheng and Wang (eds.). The Jurassic System of China. Geological Publishing House, Beijing.
- Barrett, P M. 1999. A sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Lufeng Formation (Lower Jurassic) of Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(4):785-787.
- Dong, 1992. Dinosaurian Faunas of China. China Ocean Press (Beijing). 192 pp.