Lufengosaurus Lufengosaurus magnus Young 1941
/lˌuːfɪŋɡəsˈɔːɹəs/
estimated
Early Jurassic (Bajocian) · 201.4–168.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Where It Was Found
Country
China
Regions
Yunnan · Sichuan
Formations
Lufeng · Ziliujing
Dig sites
11
distinct collections
Overview
Lufengosaurus magnus is a sauropodomorph dinosaur known from the Early Jurassic, roughly 201.4–168.2 million years ago. It was a inferred herbivore. Fossils have been recovered from Yunnan, China. It was named by Young 1941. The species is represented by 11 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~36%
well attested
Based on 11 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Lufengosaurus magnus sits in deep time
Lufengosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Lufengosaurus magnus'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.