Genus
Valid Extinct

Bashanosaurus

Hui et al. 2022

Bashanosaurus is an extinct genus of stegosaurian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation of Yunyang County, China. The genus contains a single species, Bashanosaurus primitivus, known from incomplete skeletons belonging to three individuals. It is one of the basal most stegosaurs, as well as one of the oldest known stegosaurs, along with Adratiklit, Isaberrysaura, and Thyreosaurus.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Bashanosaurus
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Skeletal diagram of Bashanosaurus primitivus showing known fossil material of the holotype and referred specimens (which may represent remains of subadult individuals). The exact position of vertebrae and dermal armor is unknown. The ribs are likely from different sides of the body but are shown here on a single side for clarity. Scale bar=50 cm. Key  =Holotype (CLGPR V00006-1)  =Referred (CLGPR V00006-2)  =Referred (CLGPR V00006-3)  =Unknown References "New stegosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Lower Member of the Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing, China" "Dinosaurs from the Jurassic of Sichuan" "A review of the Late Jurassic stegosaurs (Dinosauria, Stegosauria) from the People's Republic of China" Huayangosaurus skeletal by Scott Hartman © SlvrHwk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Parapredentata Unranked clade
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Saphornithischia Unranked clade
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Prionodontia Unranked clade
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Genasauria Unranked clade
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Thyreophora Unranked clade
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Thyreophoroidea Superfamily
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Eurypoda Unranked clade
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Stegosauria Unranked clade
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Huayangosauridae Family
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Bashanosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Shaximiao
1
Temporal distribution
Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Bashanosaurus primitivus 168 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
D. Hui, L. Ning, and S. C. R. Maidment, W. Guangbiao, Z. Yuxuan, H. Xufeng, M. Qingyu, W. Xunqian, H. Haiqian, P. Guangzhao. 2022. New Stegosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Lower Member of the Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing, China . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
D. Hui, L. Ning, and S. C. R. Maidment, W. Guangbiao, Z. Yuxuan, H. Xufeng, M. Qingyu, W. Xunqian, H. Haiqian, P. Guangzhao. 2022. New Stegosaurs from the Middle Jurassic Lower Member of the Shaximiao Formation of Chongqing, China . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗