Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis

† The type species of Chungkingosaurus, C. jiangbeiensis was recovered from the Upper Shaximiao Formation of Jiangbei County, Chongqing, China. This Jurassic stegosaur possessed distinctive narrow dorsal plates and tail spines for defence. It belongs to a diverse guild of Asian stegosaurs that flourished during the Middle to Late Jurassic.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis 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 jiangbeiensis 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.