Liubangosaurus

Le-u-bang-o-sor-us.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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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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Gutierrez, B. (2015, February 27). Liubangosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/liubangosaurus/

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Name

Liubangosaurus.

Phonetic

Le-u-bang-o-sor-us.

Named By

J.‭ ‬Mo,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ & ‬E.‭ ‬Buffetaut‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬hei

Size

Unknown.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Napai Formation.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Five partial vertebrae.

In Depth

       Liubangosaurus is a genus off sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Not much is known about this dinosaur at the time of writing‭ ‬because it is only known by a few vertebrae.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new eusauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Guangxi Province,‭ ‬southern China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica‭ ‬84‭(‬6‭)‬:1328-1335.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Mo,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ & ‬E.‭ ‬Buffetaut‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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