Shaximiao Formation
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The Shaximiao Formation is a Middle to Late Jurassic aged geological formation in Sichuan, China, most notable for the wealth of dinosaurs fossils that have been excavated from its strata. The Shaximi
Excavation floor at the Zigong Dinosaur Museum
Dinosaurs of the Shaximiao Formation
Sunosuchus thailandicus
Zigong reptile
Gigantspinosaurus
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Gigantspinosaurus is a genus of stegosaurian dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Upper Shaximiao Formation of China. The type species is Gigantspinosaurus sichuanensis. It was a moderately sized member of
Shaximiao Formation
…huayangosaurid with more spike-like plates than Stegosaurus. It was also one of the smallest known stegosaurs, at just 4.5 meters (15 feet) in length. Gigantspinosaurus G. sichuanensis Mamenchisaurus assemblage, Upper Shaximiao Formation A stegosaurian. G. sp. Mamenchisaurus assemblage, Upper Shaximiao Formation A…
Zigong Dinosaur Museum Gigantspinosaurus
Shoulder spine
Lower jaw
Skin impression of Gigantspinosaurus on display in the Zigong Dinosaur Museum