Name
Xiaosaurus (Dawn lizard).
Phonetic
Zhow-sor-us.
Named By
Z. Dong & Z. Tang - 1983.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Neornithischia.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
X. dashanpensis
Size
Roughly estimated to be about 1 meter long.
Known locations
China, Sichuan Province - Xiashaximiao Formation.
Time Period
Mid Jurassic.
Fossil representation
Partial post cranial remains.
Xiaosaurus is a genus of small ornithischian dinosaur that lived in China during the Jurassic.
- New ornithopod genus from the Middle Jurassic of Sichuan Basin, China . - Vertebrata PalAsiatica 21(2):168-171. - Z. Dong & Z. Tang - 1983.
