Chinese scientists ID new species of dinosaur

KUNMING — Chinese scientists have identified a new species of Early Jurassic sauropod dinosaur, named Xingxiulong yueorum, based on a fossilized skeleton discovered in the country's southwestern Yunnan province.

The dinosaur's fossil specimen was initially discovered in 2015 in the city of Lufeng. It is a well-preserved skeleton from the posterior to the head, extending from the second dorsal vertebra to the 20th caudal vertebra, along with the left scapula and nearly complete girdle and hind limbs.

Scientists believe the creature belongs to the Xingxiulong species from the Lower Jurassic period and shares some similarities with the previously discovered Xingxiulong chengi, including having four sacral vertebrae.