Zizhongosaurus

Zizhongosaurus
Temporal range: Middle-Late Toarcian, 178–176 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Family: Vulcanodontidae
Genus: Zizhongosaurus
Dong in Dong et al., 1983
Species:
Z. chuanchengensis
Binomial name
Zizhongosaurus chuanchengensis
Dong in Dong et al., 1983

Zizhongosaurus (meaning "Zizhong lizard") is a genus of basal herbivorous sauropod dinosaur which lived in the Early Jurassic (Toarcian) Period of China. It was a large-bodied herbivore characterized by a long neck.