Chinshakiangosaurus chunghoensis Yeh 1975 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Alternative combinations: Chingshakiangosaurus chunghoensis, Chinshakiangosaurus zhonghonensis

Full reference: H.-K. Yeh. 1975. Zhū luó xì [Jurassic system]. Yúnnán zhōngshēngdài hóng céng [Mesozoic Red Beds of Yunnan] 11-31

Belongs to Chinshakiangosaurus according to S. Bandyopadhyay et al. 2010

See also Barrett et al. 2005, Dong 1992, Langer et al. 2010, Upchurch et al. 2004, Upchurch et al. 2007, Upchurch et al. 2007, Xing et al. 2009, Yao et al. 2022, Yeh 1975 and Zhao 1985

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V14474, a mandible. Its type locality is Fenghe village, Zhonghe (IVPP), which is in a Hettangian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in the Fengjiahe Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Fenghe village, Zhonghe (IVPP)

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