LegendaryChungkingosaurus
Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis
CHUNG-king-oh-SORE-us· “Chongqing lizard”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Jurassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Stegosauridae
4 m
Length
1.4 m
Height
500 kg
Weight
A small Chinese stegosaur with a mix of thick plates and spikes down its back — narrower and more spike-like than Stegosaurus — plus a spiked tail for defence.
When
Late Jurassic, ~160 million years ago
Found in
China
Discovered
Dong Zhiming, 1977
Did you know?
- A small stegosaur with narrow, spike-like plates along its back.
- Defended itself with a spiked, club-like tail.
- Shared its Late Jurassic home with Tuojiangosaurus.
Artwork: Connor Ashbridge, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.