Chungkingosaurus

† A genus of stegosaurid dinosaur from the Jurassic of Sichuan Province, China, Chungkingosaurus ('Chongqing lizard') was a medium-sized herbivore bearing paired plates and spikes along its back and tail. It inhabited subtropical floodplain environments alongside other stegosaurs and sauropods, forming part of the diverse Sichuan dinosaur assemblage.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Chungkingosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Jurassic Middle Mesozoic Era

Chungkingosaurus lived during the Jurassic Middle period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 174.7 to 161.5 million years ago.

Dinosaur diversity continued to increase, with the evolution of large sauropods and diverse theropods. Stegosaurs first appeared, and the supercontinent Pangaea was breaking apart.