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.
Species: J. xidiensis
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unknown.
Known locations: China - Quantou Formation.
Time period: Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Eighteen vertebrae.
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.