Lufengosaurus Lufengosaurus changduensis Zhao 1985
/lˌuːfɪŋɡəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) · 201.4–174.7 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Region
Xizang
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Lufengosaurus changduensis is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 201.4–174.7 million years ago. It was a inferred herbivore. Fossils have been recovered from Xizang, China. It was named by Zhao 1985. 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 Lufengosaurus changduensis sits in deep time
Lufengosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Lufengosaurus changduensis'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.