Name
Monkonosaurus (Monkon lizard).
Phonetic
Mon-kon-o-sore-us.
Named By
Zhao - 1983.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Thyreophora, Stegosauria.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
M. lawulacus
Size
Uncertain but roughly estimated to be about 5 meters long.
Known locations
Tibet - Loe-ein/Lura Formation.
Time Period
Kimmeridgian of the Jurassic.
Fossil representation
Partial remains, specifically a pelvis, vertebrae and three back plates.
Monkonosaurus is a dubious genus of stegosaur that lived in what is now Tibet during the late Jurassic. Monkonosaurus is considered to be dubious because only a few bones are known, and these may not be diagnostic enough to assign further fossil remains to.
- Phylogeny and Evolutionary Stages of Dinosauria. - Acta Palaeontologia Polonica 28 (1/2): 295-306. - Zhao - 1983.
