Genus: Leshansaurus LI, PENG, YE, JIANG, & HUANG, 2009
Etymology:
Species: qianweiensis LI, PENG, YE, JIANG, & HUANG, 2009
Etymology:
In honor of Qianwei County, Sichuan Province, China, where the specimen was discovered.
Holotype: Qw200701
Locality: Xiaogu, Qianwei County, southwestern Sichuan Basin, Sichuan (Szechwan) Province, China.
Horizon: Shangshaximiao Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Tithonian Stage, Upper Malm Epoch, Late Jurassic.
Material: Braincase, right maxilla, tooth, atlas, axis, cervical 3, 4, dorsal 1, 2, 4, 8, 14, mid-posterior caudals, sacrals, right ilium, left pubis, left femur, left tibia, left figula, right metacarpal III, right manual phalanx II-1, right manual phalx III-3, right pedal II-1, II-2, left phdal phalanx III-1, pedal phalanx IV-4, left manual ungual 1, and right pedal ungual IV.
Referred material:
QW200702: Right femur.