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New 39-Foot Dinosaur Discovered in China’s Jurassic Era

9/2/2025

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Paleontologists identified a new plant-eating dinosaur, Huashanosaurus qini, in Guangxi, China, measuring 39 feet long.
The species existed during the Early to Middle Jurassic, approximately 200 to 162 million years ago.
This discovery contributes to knowledge of Jurassic eusauropod diversity and evolution in China.
Research findings were published in Acta Geologica Sinica.

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Paleontologists identified a new plant-eating dinosaur, Huashanosaurus qini, in Guangxi, China, measuring 39 feet long.
The species existed during the Early to Middle Jurassic, approximately 200 to 162 million years ago.
This discovery contributes to knowledge of Jurassic eusauropod diversity and evolution in China.
Research findings were published in Acta Geologica Sinica.