- 학명 : Bellusaurus sui
- 형태 : 골격화석 Skeleton
- 시대 : 중기쥐라기 Middle Jurassic
- 크기 : 5m×0.7 m×2m
- 원산지 : 중국 신장 Xinjiang

Bellusaurus

Bellusaurus (meaning "Beautiful lizard") was a small short-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic which measured about 4.8 metres long. Its fossils were found in Wucaiwan Formation rocks in the northeastern Junggar Basin in China.

Discovery and species

The type (and only known) species is Bellusaurus sui, formally described by Chao in 1987. Seventeen individuals were found in a single quarry, suggesting that a herd had been killed in a flash flood. Some features suggest they may have all been juveniles.

Bellusaurus species

B. sui

References

Dong Zhiming (1992). Dinosaurian Faunas of China. China Ocean Press, Beijing. ISBN 3-540-52084-8.