Corresponding Xingxiulong yueorumA new type of early early Sauropodomorph
Xingxiulong yueorum It belongs to MassopodaA large group of described Sauropodomorphs described in 2007.
The new types are only the second member of one sex previously specified Xingxiulong.
“Xingxiulong yueorum Premium Xingxiulong Chengi Dr. Xiang Yuan Chen, the scientist of excavation with the Institute of Faqat and Booty, Paleoanthrophology, Chinese Science Academy, and colleagues, said.
Broken Bone Skam Xingxiulong yueorum It was found in 2015 near the city of Loveng in the Chinese province of Yunnan.
The sample came from a sedimentary formation called Loveng composition.
The excavation scientists said: “The formation of Loveng is one of the most important sedimentary units to understand the development of early Jurassic dinosaurs from Jurassic.”
Xingxiulong yueorum Estimates indicate that its length is 8 to 10 meters (26-33 feet)-twice the size Xingxiulong Chengi.
“Both types of Xingxiulong The researchers said that you have four sacred paragraphs, which are usually associated with late Sauropodiforms and Sucopodes, indicating a complex early development within Sauropodomorphs.
According to the team, discovery Xingxiulong yueorum It adds to the diversity of the Sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Loveng formation.
The authors concluded that “this discovery contributes to our understanding of the complex patterns that characterize the early development of Sauropodomorphs in Asia.”
they paper It was published on February 3, 2025 in the magazine Historical biology.
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Xiang Yuan Chen And others. A new type of Xingxiulong (Dinasoria, Sorobodomorva) from the formation of the lower Juventus Loveng in Yunnan Province, China. Historical biologyIt was published on the Internet on February 3, 2025; Doi: 10.1080/08912963.2025.2458130