genus of reptiles (fossil) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gigantspinosaurus (meaning "giant-spined lizard") is a mediun-sized stegosaur from the Upper Jurassic. It was found in Sichuan, China. It was only about 4.2 metres (14 ft) long and 700 kilograms (1,500 lb) in weight. The animal had greatly enlarged shoulder spines.
| Gigantspinosaurus Temporal range: Upper Jurassic 163.5–157.3 mya | |
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| Skeletal mount of Gigantspinosaurus in the Zigong Dinosaur Museum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | †Ornithischia |
| Clade: | †Thyreophora |
| Suborder: | †Stegosauria |
| Genus: | †Gigantspinosaurus |
| Type species | |
| Gigantspinosaurus sichuanensis Ouyang, 1992 | |
A study suggested that Gigantspinosaurus is the most basal known member of the Stegosauria.[1][2]
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