Types of Dinosaurs

Names of Dinosaurs & Dinosaur Information
Dinosaur Name:

Chungkingosaurus

- Pronunciation: chung-KING-uh-SAWR-us
- Translation: Chungking (Chinese city) Lizard
- Order: Ornithischia
- Suborder: Thyreophora
- Infraorder: Stegosauria
- Family: Stegosauridae
- Length: 9.8 - 13.1 feet (3 - 4 meters)
- Period: Late Jurassic
- Description: Herbivore, Quadrupedal
- Notes: Chungkingosaurus was a stegosaur with a characteristicallysmall, narrow head and a double row of large, thick plates runningthe length of its back. The plates are midway between spikes andthe plates of Stegosaurus.