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TUOJIANGOSAURUS
(too-oh-jang-oh-sore-us)
meaning: "Tuo river lizard"
Tuojiangosaurus
Named By: Dong et al. in 1977
Time Period: Late Jurassic, 160 Ma
Location: China, Sichuan Province - Upper Shaximiao Formation
Size: Up to 7 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Remains of two individuals, one of which is over half complete
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Ornithischia | Stegosauria | Stegosauridae |
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Tuojiangosaurus (meaning "Tuo River lizard") is a genus of herbivorous stegosaurid dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period, recovered from the Upper Shaximiao Formation of what is now Sichuan Province in China.

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