Jiangshanosaurus lixianensis Tang et al. 2001 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: F. Tang, X.-M. Kang, Z.-S. Jin, F. Wei, and W.-T. Wu. 2001. A new sauropod dinosaur of Cretaceous from Jingshan, Zhejiang province. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 39(4):272-281

Belongs to Jiangshanosaurus according to P. D. Mannion et al. 2019

See also D'Emic 2012, Tang et al. 2001, Upchurch et al. 2004, Wang et al. 2007, Wilson 2002 and Xing et al. 2018

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ZNM M1322, a set of postcrania (Dorsal & caudal vertebrae, scapulocoracoid, pubes, ischia, partial femur). Its type locality is Lixian, Jiangshan, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian terrestrial horizon in the Jinhua Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Lixian, Jiangshan

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