Changdusaurus
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Changdusaurus
DV-0303 · type species Changdusaurus laminaplacodus
- Lived
- 175 to 162 million years ago, Middle Jurassic
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Stegosaurs, Stegosauridae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Zhao 1985
Field notes
About Changdusaurus
Changdusaurus was a plant-eating stegosaur that lived in the Middle Jurassic, 175 to 162 million years ago. It belongs to the family Stegosauridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Changdusaurus, from China. It was named by Zhao in 1985.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
170 million years ago
Close relatives
Other members of Stegosauridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: X. Zhao. 1985. [The Jurassic Reptilia]. [The Jurassic System of China. Stratigraphy of China, No. 11]