Gongbusaurus
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Gongbusaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period. Its fossils have been found in China. It was a herbivorous ornithopod.
The type species, described by Dong, Zhou and Zhang in 1983, is Gongbusaurus shiyii and is considered a nomen dubium: it is known only from teeth. A second species, "Gongbusaurus" wucaiwanensis, has also been included in the genus, but since it is based on better postcranial remains, it may be given its own genus (informally known as "Eugongbusaurus" at this time).
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