First discovered in China, the Chungkingosaurus has distinctive twin plates that run along its back. And it can swing its spiked tail, called a thagomizer, like a massive medieval mace. This dinosaur is best observed at a distance. |
Chungkingosaurus is a genus of huayangosaurid dinosaur in the Jurassic World Evolution series, originating from Late Jurassic Asia.
In Evolution, Chungkingosaurus can be excavated from the Ziliujing Formation dig site during the Campaign Mode on Isla Muerta.
Characteristics
I know this one... a herbivore called Chungkingosaurus. Can you guess where it was first found? Don't tell me scientists don't have a sense of humour. |
Chungkingosaurus looked fairly similar to Huayangosaurus, with diamond shaped plates on its back but it also has four twin pairs of thagomizers, or tail spikes. One of the smallest known stegosaurs - at around three meters in length - Chungkingosaurus is an herbivorous dinosaur and gets its name from the location of its discovery, Chongqing in Sichuan, China. Like Stegosaurus, Chungkingosaurus possesses distinctive spikes adorning its neck, back and tail that helps it to protect itself from predators. The base genome of Chungkingosaurus is a light green coloring with dark green stripes on the back with white plates, beak, and spikes. In Evolution 2, it changes to light brown with dark brown stripes on its back.
Gameplay
Evolution
Behaviour
Chungkingosaurus is a social dinosaur that lives in medium to large groups and can tolerate a relatively populated exhibit, including other herbivores or even small carnivores such as Dilophosaurus.
Available genomes
Fossil icon | Dig site | Quality | Number available |
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Ziliujing Formation | ā
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2 6 12 8 |
Skins
Paleontology
The first Chungkingosaurus was discovered in 1977 in the Chunking Group of the Upper Shaximiao Formation, when a group of Chinese paleontologists excavated numerous bones including part of a skeleton, back plates and tail vertebrae. In 1983, Dong Zhiming ā one of the group that unearthed the first Chungkingosaurus artefact ā officially classified it as a member of the Stegosaurinae family.
Chunkingosaurus is one of many stegosaurs found at the Dashanpu Formation. Measuring around 3.1 m (10 ft) in length, Chunkingosaurus is one of the smaller of these stegosaurs. Some were of similar, if not, slightly smaller size while a few others (such as Huayangosaurus) were partially larger. It has been suggested by paleontologists that the large Chunkingosaurus lived in open plains, while the smaller stegosaurs used their narrower bodies to live in denser forested areas.
Chunkingosaurus was slightly more primitive than most stegosaurs of the Late Jurassic, being a direct descendant of the older Huayangosaurus which was found in the same location at an older stage of the Jurassic. The skull for example is much deeper and the teeth less well developed. However these traits have given rise to the theory that Chunkingosaurus is in fact a juvenile or an adolescent Tuojiangosaurus. However, this has not been proven yet.
Paleoecology
Chungkingosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 163 to 150 million years ago, across much of Asia ā in particular the Chongqing and Guizhou region of China. It roamed forest areas alongside many giant sauropods like Mamenchisaurus and Omeisaurus, the large predators Yangchuanosaurus and Szechuanosaurus, as well as other stegosaurs such as Tuojiangosaurus, Gigantspinosaurus, and Chialingosaurus.
Behind the scenes
The Chungkingosaurus is one of few species in Jurassic World Evolution with no prior appearances in the franchise, and was first revealed through its silhouette in a video released by IGN on May 7, 2018, detailing the first twenty minutes of the campaign mode.[1]
Gallery
External links
- Chungkingosaurus on Wikipedia
- ā Jurassic World Evolution: The First 20 Minutes - IGN First IGN. May 7, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2019 ā via YouTube.