Omeisaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Chongqing (China), Yunnan (China) and Sichuan (China).
Quick facts about Omeisaurus:
- Existed from Middle Jurassic Epoch to 145 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 11 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Omeisaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- F. Tang and X.-S. Jin. 2001. Omeisaurus maoianus: a complete Sauropoda from Jingyan, Sichuan
- C. Tan and H. Dai. 2019. Discovery of Omeisaurus (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) in the Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation of Yunyang, Chongqing, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 57(2):105-116
- X. He and K. Li. 1988. The Middle Jurassic dinosaur fauna from Dashanpu, Zigong, Sichuan. Vol. IV. Sauropod dinosaurs (2). Omeisaurus tianfuensis. Sichuan Publishing House of Science and Technology
