Jiutaisaurus

Je-u-tie-sore-us.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Jiutaisaurus.

Phonetic

Je-u-tie-sore-us.

Named By

W.‭ ‬-H.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬-M.‭ ‬Dong,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬-W.‭ ‬Sun,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬-T.‭ ‬Li‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

J.‭ ‬xidiensis‭

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Quantou Formation.

Time Period

Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Eighteen vertebrae.

In Depth

       Jiutaisaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A New Sauropod Dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Jiutai,‭ ‬Jilin,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Global Geology‭ ‬25‭(‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬6-9.‭ ‬-‭ ‬W.‭ ‬-H.‭ ‬Wu,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬-M.‭ ‬Dong,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬-W.‭ ‬Sun,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬-T.‭ ‬Li‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬Li‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

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