Species: huenei YOUNG, 1941
Etymology: In honor of Fredrich von Huene.
= Massospondylus huenei (YOUNG, 1941) COOPER, 1981

Holotype: IVPP V 15 (Old GSC V15 LVP)

Locality: Shawan, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Purplish Beds, Lufeng Series.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Hettangian-Pliensbachian Stage, Middle Lias epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material: Skull and nearly entire skeleton.

Modifed from BARRETT, UPCHURCH & WANG, 2005, IVPP V 15

Referred material:

EVANS & MILLER, 1989

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

FMNH CUP 148-4-2006a: Right maxilla, left maxilla and dentary fragment. Comprises five parts representing at least two individuals of different ages.

 

SEKIYA & DONG, 2010

Locality: Dawa Dinosaur Mountain, 30 km west from Lufeng Town, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lower Lufeng Formation, Purplish Beds, Lufeng Series.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Hettangian-Pliensbachian Stage, Middle Lias epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material:

ZLJ0112: An almost complete skull and 3 articulated cervical vertebrae.

REISZ, LeBLANC, MADDIN, DUGEON, SCOTT, HUANG, CHEN, CHEN & ZHONG, 2020

Chuxiong Prefecture Museum C2019 2A233: Fragmentary skull and dentry of an embryo.

 

SIMMONS, 1965

Locality: Yang Tsao Ti, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

FMNH (CUP) 2971: Claw.

 

Locality: Hei Koa Peng, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

FMNH (CUP) 2062: Proximal end of a claw.

FMNH (CUP) 2063: Proximal end of a claw.

FMNH (CUP) 2064: Right and left maxillary fragments, with the ?premaxilla.

FMNH (CUP) 2065: Tibia and tibial, distal end.

FMNH (CUP) 2066, 2067, 2068: Haemal arches.

FMNH (CUP) 2068: Basiphenoid.

FMNH (CUP) 2069: Right anterior maxillary fragment with teeth.

FMNH (CUP) 2070: Right mandibular ramus with teeth.

 

Locality: Ta Ti, Lufeng Basin, near K'un-ming, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

FMNH (CUP) 2059: Left jaw fragment with teeth.

FMNH (CUP) 2060: Distal end of tibia and tibiale.

FMNH (CUP) 2061: Neural apparatus, dorsal vertebra.

 

XING, ROTHSCHILD, RANDOLPH-QUINNERY, WANG, PARKINSON & RAN, 2018

Locality: Yuxi Basin, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Fenjjiahe Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Oldest Lower Jurassic.

Material:

YX V0003: Fragmentary skeleton.

Note: Third rib has a pathology, a bite-induced abscess and osteomyelitis.

 

YOUNG, 1948/1951

Locality: Vicinity of Huangchiatien, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dark Purplish Beds of Lower Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

IVPP V44: Cervical vertebra.
Note: Found in association with a skeleton of Gyposaurus sienesis, V43 (YOUNG, 1948).

IVPP V273: A posterior dorsal vertebra.

IVPP V50: Left maxilla.

 

Locality: Tachung, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dark purplish beds, Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

IVPP V82: A partial skeleton.
Note: This specimen was found in association with a middle caudal vertebra of Gyposaurus sinensis V277.

IVPP V49: Cunieforme IV.

IVPP V74: 12th or 13th dorsal vertebra.

IVPP V22: Proximal end of a left femur.

IVPP V265: A posterior dorsal vertebra, chevron bone, proximal part of a left scapula, a right ilium, right tibia, proximal end of a right femur, distal end of left femur.

IVPP V278: Maxilla fragment with teeth.

 

Locality: Kaochiahouton, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dark Red beds, Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

IVPP V81: Right metatarsal V.

 

Locality: Shawan, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dull Purplish Beds, Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

IVPP V275: A middle dorsal vertebra, 2 broken sacrals and 5 caudal vertebrae, distal end of ischium.

 

 

Locality: Exact locality not known, Tachung-Shawan area, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dull Purplish Beds, Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

IVPP V86: A dorsal vertebra.

 

= Gyposaurus sinensis YOUNG, 1941
Etymology: Latin, sinensis, "China."
= Anchisaurus sinensis (YOUNG, 1941) DONG vide OSLHEVSKY, 1991

Holotype: IVPP V24

Locality: Shawan, 6 miles North of Lufeng City, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material: Fragmentary maxillae and dentaries.

Referred material:

IVPP V25: Fragmentary right maxillae with teeth.

IVPP V26: Vertebrae, pectoral girdle and parts of anterior and posterior limbs.

IVPP V27: Nearly complete skeleton.

 

DONG, 1992

Locality: Huangshiban, Weiyuan County, Sichuan (Szechwan) Province, Sichuan Basin, China.

Horizon: Zhenzhuchong Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material:

Number: Not given: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.

 

SIMMONS

Locality: Unknown, China.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?

Material:

FMNH (CUP) 2021: Third-fourth cervical vertebral centrum.

 

Locality: Hei Koa Peng, Lufeng Series, Lufeng basin, Yunnan Province, China

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

FMNH (CUP) 2027: Neural apparatus, anterior dorsal vertebra.

FMNH (CUP) 2028: Conjoined mandible and maxillary.

FMNH (CUP) 2029: Distal end of a scapula.

FMNH (CUP) 2026: Left maxillary fragment.

 

Locality: Ta Ti, Lufeng Basin, near K'un-ming, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

FMNH (CUP) 2006: Mandibular symphysis and ramus including teeth, a premaxillary fragment with teeth, conjoined upper and lower jaw fragment with teeth.

FMNH (CUP) 1007: Neural spine of a cervical vertebra.

FMNH (CUP) 2008: Fourth metatarsal.

FMNH (CUP) 2009: Left ulna and radius, proximal end.

FMNH (CUP) 2010: Vertebral centra, sacrals I and II.

FMNH (CUP) 2011: Proximal end of left pubis.

FMNH (CUP) 2012: Distal end of right humerus.

FMNH (CUP) 2013: Distal end of a left humerus of a juvenile.

FMNH (CUP) 2014: Proximal end of right radius.

FMNH (CUP) 2015: Distal end of right pubis.

FMNH (CUP) 2016: Distal end of a ?pubis of a juvenile.

FMNH (CUP) 2017: Proximal end of a fourth metatarsal.

FMNH (CUP) 2018: Proximal end of right ulna.

FMNH (CUP) 2019: Proximal end of a left ulna.

FMNH (CUP) 2020, 2023: Neural apparatus, cervical vertebra, vertebral centra, sacral ?I.

FMNH (CUP) 2024: Proximal end of left fibula.

FMNH (CUP) 2025: Distal end of right fibula.

 

WEISHAMPEL, 1990/1992/WANG et al., 1985

Locality: Xizang Zizhiqu, People’s Republic of China.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material: Undescribed.

 

YOUNG, 1948

Locality: Vicinity of Huangchiatien, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dark Purplish Beds of Lower Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material:

IVPP V.43: Anterior part of the skull, lower jaws, and fragmentary skeleton.

Note: A cervical of Lufengosaurus huenei IVPP V44 was found with this specimen.

IVPP V45, V46: Fragmentary skeletons.

IVPP V55: Fragment of right maxilla with a few teeth and part of the adhering lower jaw and another fragment of maxilla with 6 alveoli. Found near V43.

IVPP V95: 8 cervical and dorsal vertebrae, left scapula, coracoid, left humerus, proximal part of the right humerus, fragmentary left manus, proximal fragments of ischium and pubis, proximal end of fibula and tibia and part of the left pes.

 

Locality: In the vicinity of Yuanyunching, about 5 KM NW from the big dorsal vertebrae from the vicinity of Shetze described as Lufengosaurus magnus (V30-31), Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material:

IVPP V58: Dorsal centrum.

 

Locality: Vicinity of Yaochan, Lutzehsien, about 15 km SE of Lufeng City, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material:

IVPP V59: Proximal part of a left femur.

 

Locality: Tachun, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material:

IVPP V64: Ungual, and a vertebra.

Note: Found in association with the remains of Bienotherium.

IVPP V270: Anterior caudal vertebra.

IVPP V277: A middle caudal vertebra.

Note: This specimen was found in association with a partial skeleton of Lufengosaurus huenei (V82)

 

Locality: Unknown, probably Ehrchuanshan, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Triassic.

Material:

IVPP V72: A left coracoid.

 

= Lufengosaurus magnus YOUNG, 1942
Etymology: Latin, magnus, "large."

Holotype: IVPP V82

Locality: Tachung, 1 km north east of Shawan, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dull purplish beds, Lower Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material: 2 premaxillae and 2 lower jaws, 3 posterior cervical, 6 anterior dorsal, 1 posterior dorsal, 3 sacral and 8 anterior caudal vertebrae with chevron bones and nearly complete pectoral and pelvic girdles and fore and hind limbs.

Referred material:

IVPP V29: Sacrum and pelvic girdle.

IVPP V98: Partial skeleton.

IVPP V266: A broken left ilium.

IVPP V274: Proximal end of left humerus and a left ischium.

IVPP V52: Tooth.

IVPP V99: Sacral vertebra.

 

Locality: Huangchiatien, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

IVPP V56: 2 isolated teeth.

IVPP V51, 52, 53: 3 teeth.

 

Locality: SW of Huangchiatien, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dark red beds, Lower Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian Stage, Middle Lias Epoch, Early Jurassic

Material:

IVPP V40: Maxillae, upper posterior part of nasals.

 

SIMMONS

Locality: Unknown, China.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?

Material:

FMNH (CUP) 2052, 2053: Fragments of jaws with teeth.

 

Locality: Hei Koa Peng, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

FMNH (CUP) 2054: Proximal end of left fibula.

FMNH (CUP) 2055: Jaw fragment with teeth.

FMNH (CUP) 2107: Proximal end of a right ulna.

 

Locality: Ta Ti, Lufeng Basin, near K'un-ming, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

FMNH (CUP) 2057: Neural spine of a caudal vertebrae.

FMNH (CUP) 2058: Jaw fragment.

 

YOUNG, 1951

Locality: Shawan, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dull Purplish Beds, Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

IVPP V42: 3 dentary fragments.

IVPP V83: Left humerus, radius, ulna, a carpal bone III, metacarpals I-IV and phalanges and claw of first finger.

IVPP V267: Part of a sacrum, a series of anterior and posterior caudal vertebrae, a left scapula coracoid, a part of incomplete sternal, fragmentary pelvic elements, distal end of right femur, proximal and distal end of right tibia, right metatarsal I and left claw of second finger.
Note: Probably represents more than 1 individual..

IVPP V268: Left coracoid and fragmentary ilium.

IVPP V269: Fragments of ilium and pubis.

 

Locality: Ehrchuanshan, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dark Red Beds, Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian Stage, Middle Lias Epoch, Early Jurassic

Material:

IVPP V78: 8 posterior caudal vertebrae.

IVPP V53: Tooth.

IVPP V85: Mtc. I with phalanx IV, and V of the left hand and 4 anterior caudal vertebrae.

 

Locality: Heilungtan, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dark Red Beds, Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian Stage, Middle Lias Epoch, Early Jurassic

Material:

IVPP V 79: Cervical vertebrae.

 

Locality: Kaochiaboutou, Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Dark Red Beds, Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Sinemurian-Pliensbachian Stage, Middle Lias Epoch, Early Jurassic

Material:

IVPP V80: First phalanx.

IVPP V85: Vertebrae.

 

Locality: Between Tachung and Putsaowan, Lufeng, Yunnan, China.

Horizon: Dull Purplish Beds, Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

IVPP V276: Claw from the second finger.

IVPP V41: Jaws and vertebrae.

 

YOUNG, 1966

Locality: Hoshaofang, Wuting, some 100 km north-east of Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lower Lufeng Series.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

PZGR 74, 75: A pair lower jaws.

 

= cf. Lufengosaurus magnus DONG, 1984

Locality: Liangshuijing, Zigong, Sichuan Basin, China.

Horizon: Daanzhai Member, Ziliujing Formation (Zhenzhunchong Formation).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material:

ZDM 0011 (field no.: ZV 2): Damaged dentary with a tooth.

 

= Tawasaurus minor YOUNG, 1982
Etymology: Latin, minor, "minor, small."

Orthotype: GM. V15

Locality: Heiguopeng, Dawaxiang, approximately 4 km southeast of Lufeng, Yunnan Province, China.

Horizon: Lower Lufeng Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Hettangian-Pliensbachian Stage, Middle Lias Epoch, Early Jurassic.

Material: Fragmentary skull and mandible.

Paratype: GM. V11: Fragmentary skull.

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Species: changduensis ZHAO, 1986 (nomen nudum)
Etymology:

Holotype:

Locality: China.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Jurassic.

Material: