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Chuanjiesaurus Chuanjiesaurus anaensis Fang et al. 2000

/tʃjˌuːɐndʒɪsˈɔːɹəs/ estimated
Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) · 170.9–168.2 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding

Where It Was Found

Country
China
Region
Yunnan
Formation
Chuanjie
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in China. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Chuanjiesaurus anaensis is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 170.9–168.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Yunnan, China. It was named by Fang et al. 2000. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Chuanjiesaurus anaensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Chuanjiesaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Chuanjiesaurus anaensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

predator–prey
Shidaisaurus
Shidaisaurus jinae
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predator–prey
Yuanmouraptor
Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis
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coexisted–with
Xuanhanosaurus
Xuanhanosaurus qilixiaensis
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coexisted–with
Kaijiangosaurus
Kaijiangosaurus lini
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coexisted–with
Yandusaurus
Yandusaurus hongheensis
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coexisted–with
Magnosaurus
Magnosaurus nethercombensis
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same–clade
Analong
Analong chuanjieensis
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same–clade
Spinophorosaurus
Spinophorosaurus nigerensis
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