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Chungkingosaurus
Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis Dong et al. 1983
Middle Jurassic (Callovian) · 168.2–161.5 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis is a stegosaur dinosaur known from the Middle Jurassic, roughly 168.2–161.5 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It was named by Dong et al. 1983. The species is represented by 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~11%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Chungkingosaurus sits in deep time
Chungkingosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Chungkingosaurus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.