Gongxianosaurus
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Gongxianosaurus
DV-0415 · type species Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis
- Lived
- 184 to 175 million years ago, Early Jurassic
- Group
- Early sauropodomorphs
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- He et al. 1998
Field notes
About Gongxianosaurus
Gongxianosaurus was an early sauropodomorph that lived in the Early Jurassic, 184 to 175 million years ago.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Gongxianosaurus, from China. Its fossils come from the Ziliujing Formation. It was named by He et al. in 1998.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
180 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Sauropodiformes.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: X. He, C. Wang, and S. Liu, F. Zhou, T. Liu, K. Cai, B. Dai. 1998. [A new species of sauropod from the Early Jurassic of Gongxian Co., Sichuan]. A new species of sauropod from the Early Jurassic of Gongxian Co., Sichuan 18(1):1-6