Zizhongosaurus
Name:
Zizhongosaurus
(Zizhong lizard).
Phonetic: Zie-zong-o-sore-us.
Named By: Z. Dong, S. Zhou & Y.
Zhang - 1983.
Classification: Chordta, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Vulvanodontidae.
Species: Z. chuanchengensis
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains.
Known locations: China, Sichuan Province.
Time period: Early Jurassic.
Fossil representation: Paritial post cranial
remains, including a humerus, pubis, and vertebra.
The problem with Zizhongosaurus is that not a lot of fossil material exists for this dinosaur, and what is known is incomplete, all factors which have led to this genus being treated as a nomen dubium by many. In addition a second set of remains used to establish a second species, Z. huangshibanensis, are also considered as a nomen nudum today.
Further reading
- Dinosaurs from the Jurassic of Sichuan, Z. Dong, S. Zhou
& Y. Zhang - 1983.
- The Characteristics of the Composition of the Trace Elements in
Jurassic Dinosaur Bones and Red Beds in Sichuan Basin, K. Li, Y.
Zhang & K. Cai - 1999.
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