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Yunnanosaurus
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20 Yunnanosaurus skeletons have been found, including adult and juvenile specimens.
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- Pronounced
- yoo-nahn-oh-sore-us
- Meaning of name
- Yunnan lizard
- Length
- 7m
- Diet
- omnivorous
- When it lived
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Early Jurassic
(205 - 190 million years ago) - Found in
- Peoples Republic of China
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Plateosauria, Yunnanosaurus
- Named by
- Young (1942)
- Type species
- huangi