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			{{Short description\|Genus of sauropodomorph dinosaurs}}
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	'''''Lishulong''''' (meaning "chestnut tree dragon") is a genus of ] dinosaur from the ] (]–]) ] of China. The type and only species is '''''Lishulong wangi'''''.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last1=Zhang \|first1=Q. \|last2=Jia \|first2=L. \|last3=Wang \|first3=T. \|last4=Zhang \|first4=Y. \|last5=You \|first5=H. \|title=The largest sauropodomorph skull from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of China \|year=2024 \|journal=PeerJ \|volume=12 \|at=e18629 \|doi=10.7717/peerj.18629 \|doi-access=free }}</ref>
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			\| image = Lishulong (holotype cranium, right lateral).png
			\| image_caption = Holotype skull
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			'''''Lishulong''''' (]: 栗樹龍 ] : 栗树龙 ] : Lìshùlóng meaning "chestnut tree dragon") is a genus of ] dinosaur from the ] (]–]) ] of China. The type and only species is '''''Lishulong wangi'''''.

			== Discovery and naming ==
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			The ] specimen, LFGT-ZLJ0011, was discovered in 2007 in Jiudu Village in Konglongshan Town (formerly named Chuanjie Township), ], ], China, in sediments belonging to the Shawan Member of the Lufeng Formation. It consists of a cranium, mandible, and nine cervical vertebrae. Parts of the posterior skeleton were also discovered but were lost during excavation. Following the specimen's collection and ], it was sent to Lufeng World Dinosaur Valley to be displayed.<ref name="Press">{{Cite web \|last=Xinhua \|date=2024-12-16 \|title=New genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur identified in China's Yunnan \|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202412/16/WS675ff382a310f1265a1d3281.html \|access-date=2024-12-16 \|website=]}}</ref> The type locality is close to where the fossils of the ] theropod '']'' were discovered.<ref name=Lishulong>{{Cite journal\|last1=Zhang \|first1=Q. \|last2=Jia \|first2=L. \|last3=Wang \|first3=T. \|last4=Zhang \|first4=Y. \|last5=You \|first5=H. \|title=The largest sauropodomorph skull from the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation of China \|year=2024 \|journal=PeerJ \|volume=12 \|at=e18629 \|doi=10.7717/peerj.18629 \|doi-access=free \|pmc=11646418 }}</ref><ref name="You2014">{{Cite journal\|author1=Hai-Lu You\|author2=Yoichi Azuma\|author3=Tao Wang\|author4=Ya-Ming Wang\|author5=Zhi-Ming Dong\|year=2014\|title=The first well-preserved coelophysoid theropod dinosaur from Asia\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270221588_The_first_well-preserved_coelophysoid_theropod_dinosaur_from_Asia\|journal=Zootaxa\|volume=3873\|issue=3\|pages=233–249\|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3873.3.3\|pmid=25544219}}</ref>

			The sauropodomorph remains were ] as belonging to a new genus and species of dinosaur in 2024. The ], ''Lishulong'', combines the ] words 栗樹/栗树(''lìshù'')—meaning "chestnut tree"—after the name of the ], with 龍/龙 (''lóng''), meaning "dragon". The ], ''wangi'', honors Wang Zheng-Ju, the discoverer of '']'', for his contribution to vertebrate paleontology in Lufeng.<ref name=Lishulong />

			== Description ==
			At {{convert\|40\|cm\|in}} long, the skull of ''Lishulong'' is larger than any other sauropodomorph from the Lufeng Formation. The cervical vertebrae are very large and elongated; the ] of the first preserved cervical vertebra (the ]) is {{convert\|16.3\|cm\|in}} long, and the centrum of the last preserved cervical vertebra (the tenth consecutive bone in the series) is {{convert\|19.9\|cm\|in}} long.<ref name=Lishulong /> The related '']'' also preserves the same bones in the neck; its axis is slightly smaller, at {{convert\|13\|cm\|in}} long, and its tenth cervical is {{convert\|17\|cm\|in}} long. ''Y. youngi'' has been estimated to have a body length of around {{convert\|13\|m\|ft}}.<ref name="Y.youngi">{{Cite journal \|last1=Lu \|first1=J. \|last2=Li \|first2=T. \|last3=Zhong \|first3=S. \|last4=Azuma \|first4=Y. \|last5=Fujita \|first5=M. \|last6=Dong \|first6=Z. \|last7=Ji \|first7=Q \|date=2007 \|title=New yunnanosaurid dinosaur (Dinosauria, Prosauropoda) from the Middle Jurassic Zhanghe Formation of Yuanmou, Yunnan Province of China \|url=https://www.dinosaur.pref.fukui.jp/archive/memoir/memoir006-001.pdf \|journal=Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum \|volume=6 \|pages=1-15}}</ref>

			== Classification ==
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			\| image1 = Lishulong wangi.png
			\| caption1 = Speculative ]
			\| image2 = Lishulong Skeletal.svg
			\| caption2 = Reconstructed skeleton
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			Zhang et al. (2024) included ''Lishulong'' in a ] and found it to be a member of the ], as the ] to '']''.<ref name=Lishulong />

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			== References ==
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Genus of sauropodomorph dinosaurs

Lishulong Temporal range: Early Jurassic, late Sinemurian–Toarcian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Holotype skull
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	†Sauropodomorpha
Clade:	†Massopoda
Clade:	†Sauropodiformes
Genus:	†Lishulong
Species:	†L. wangi
Binomial name
†Lishulong wangi Zhang et al., 2024

Lishulong (Traditional Chinese: 栗樹龍 Simplified Chinese : 栗树龙 Pinyin : Lìshùlóng meaning "chestnut tree dragon") is a genus of sauropodiform dinosaur from the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian–Toarcian) Lufeng Formation of China. The type and only species is Lishulong wangi.

Discovery and naming

The holotype specimen, LFGT-ZLJ0011, was discovered in 2007 in Jiudu Village in Konglongshan Town (formerly named Chuanjie Township), Lufeng County, Yunnan Province, China, in sediments belonging to the Shawan Member of the Lufeng Formation. It consists of a cranium, mandible, and nine cervical vertebrae. Parts of the posterior skeleton were also discovered but were lost during excavation. Following the specimen's collection and preparation, it was sent to Lufeng World Dinosaur Valley to be displayed. The type locality is close to where the fossils of the coelophysoid theropod Panguraptor were discovered.

The sauropodomorph remains were described as belonging to a new genus and species of dinosaur in 2024. The generic name, Lishulong, combines the Mandarin Chinese words 栗樹/栗树(lìshù)—meaning "chestnut tree"—after the name of the type locality, with 龍/龙 (lóng), meaning "dragon". The specific name, wangi, honors Wang Zheng-Ju, the discoverer of Lufengpithecus, for his contribution to vertebrate paleontology in Lufeng.

Description

At 40 centimetres (16 in) long, the skull of Lishulong is larger than any other sauropodomorph from the Lufeng Formation. The cervical vertebrae are very large and elongated; the centrum of the first preserved cervical vertebra (the axis) is 16.3 centimetres (6.4 in) long, and the centrum of the last preserved cervical vertebra (the tenth consecutive bone in the series) is 19.9 centimetres (7.8 in) long. The related Yunnanosaurus youngi also preserves the same bones in the neck; its axis is slightly smaller, at 13 centimetres (5.1 in) long, and its tenth cervical is 17 centimetres (6.7 in) long. Y. youngi has been estimated to have a body length of around 13 metres (43 ft).

Latest revision as of 05:13, 30 December 2024

Discovery and naming

Description

Classification

References