Anchisauria Asia Dinosauria Early Jurassic Eusaurischia Massopoda Plateosauria Saurischia Sauropoda Sauropodiformes Sauropodomorpha

Chinshakiangosaurus chunghoensis

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Dinosaur: Chinshakiangosaurus chunghoensis

Jurassic: 201.4–199.3 Ma

Type: Sauropod

*Length:**	10.1 m	33.1 ft
*Weight:**	2.75 t	6,063 lb

ESR: 2 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Asia

Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian
Years: 201.4–199.3 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Dong
Year: 1992

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: China
Region: Yunnan
Formation: Fengjiahe

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Sauropodomorpha
Plateosauria
Massopoda
Sauropodiformes
Anchisauria
Sauropoda

Locations

Sources

Material: Nearly complete left dentary, at least one cervical, dorsal vertebrae, several cranial caudals, both scapulae, incomplete pelvic girdle, and the hind limbs.
References: UPCHURCH, P., BARRETT, P. M., XIJIN, Z., & XING, X. (2007). A re-evaluation of Chinshakiangosaurus chunghoensis Ye vide Dong 1992 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): implications for cranial evolution in basal sauropod dinosaurs.

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