Illustration of Tuojiangosaurus
Tuojiangosaurus is a stegosaurid dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period of China.
Description[]
Tuojiangosaurus was about 7 meters long from head to tail, and weighed approximately 4 tonnes.[1] Like all stegosaurs, it had two rows of plates running down its back. Unlike its better-known relative Stegosaurus, however, its plates were thin and triangular.[2]
Discovery[]
Tuojiangosaurus was described in 1977 by Dong Zhiming from the Upper Shaximiao Formation of China. There is one known species, T. multispinus.[3]
Paleobiology[]
Diet[]
Based on its vertebrae, it was unlikely that Tuojiangosaurus could rear up on its hind legs, like Stegosaurus could. Because of this, it probably fed on low-growing ground vegetation.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Dong Zhiming (1992). Dinosaurian Faunas of China. China Ocean Press, Beijing. ISBN 3-540-52084-8.
- ↑ Benton, Michael J. (2012). Prehistoric Life. Edinburgh, Scotland: Dorling Kindersley. pp. 274–275. ISBN 978-0-7566-9910-9.
- ↑ Dong Zhiming (1988). Dinosaurs from China. China Ocean Press, Beijing & British Museum (Natural History). ISBN 0-565-01073-5.
- ↑ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 156. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.