Gongxianosaurus
Encyclopedia
Gongxianosaurus is a genus of dinosaur
from the Early Jurassic
Period. It was a sauropod or prosauropod from China
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The type species, G. shibeiensis, was described by He, Wang, Lui, Zhou, Lui, Cai and Dai in 1998.
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
from the Early Jurassic
Jurassic
The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by...
Period. It was a sauropod or prosauropod from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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The type species, G. shibeiensis, was described by He, Wang, Lui, Zhou, Lui, Cai and Dai in 1998.
External links
- Gongxianosaurus in the Dinosaur Encyclopaedia