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Paleontologists Discover New Species of Sauropodomorph Dinosaur
Feb 21, 2025 by Natali Anderson
Meet Xingxiulong yueorum, a new species of early-diverging sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in what is now China during the Early Jurassic epoch. The fossilized skeleton of Xingxiulong yueorum. Image credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xingxiulong yueorum belongs to Massopoda, a large group of sauropodomorph dinosaurs described in 2007. The new species is only the second member of the previously monospecific genus Xingxiulong. “Xingxiulong yueorum...