Asia Dinosauria Eurypoda Genasauria Middle Jurassic Ornithischia Stegosauria Thyreophora

Bashanosaurus primitivus

Dinosaur: Bashanosaurus primitivus

Jurassic: 168.2–161.5 Ma

Type: Stegosaur

*Length:**	4.1 m	13.5 ft
*Weight:**	550 kg	1,213 lb

ESR: 2.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Asia

Period

Epoch: Middle Jurassic
Stage: Bathonian-Callovian
Years: 168.2–161.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Dai et al.
Year: 2022

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Chongqing
Formation: Lower Shaximiao

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Thyreophora
Eurypoda
Stegosauria

Sources

Material: 2 partial skeletons and dorsal vertebra (totally 3 individuals).
References: Dai, H.; Li, N.; Maidment, S. C. R.; Wei, G.; Zhou, Y. X.; Hu, X. F.; Ma, Q. Y.; Wang, X. Q.; Hu, H. Q.; Peng, G. Z. (2022). "New Stegosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Lower Member of the Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing, China".

Locations

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