Genus
Valid Extinct

Yuzhoulong

Dai et al. 2022

Yuzhoulong is a genus of macronarian sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing, China. The type and only species is Yuzhoulong qurenensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Yuzhoulong
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Neosauropoda Unranked clade
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Macronaria Unranked clade
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Yuzhoulong Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Shaximiao
1
Temporal distribution
Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Yuzhoulong qurenensis 168 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
H. Dai, C. Tan, and C. Xiong, Q. Ma, N. Li, H. Yu, Z. Wei, P. Wang, J. Yi, G. Wei, H. You, X. Ren. 2022. New macronarian from the Middle Jurassic of Chongqing, China: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications for neosauropod dinosaur evolution. Royal Society Open Science 9:220794 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
H. Dai, C. Tan, and C. Xiong, Q. Ma, N. Li, H. Yu, Z. Wei, P. Wang, J. Yi, G. Wei, H. You, X. Ren. 2022. New macronarian from the Middle Jurassic of Chongqing, China: phylogenetic and biogeographic implications for neosauropod dinosaur evolution. Royal Society Open Science 9:220794 DOI ↗