{"id":58968,"date":"2026-05-05T02:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/new-dinosaur-species-found-in-china-bridges-key-gap-in-evolution-of-colossal-plant-eaters\/05\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T02:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:33:50","slug":"new-dinosaur-species-found-in-china-bridges-key-gap-in-evolution-of-colossal-plant-eaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/new-dinosaur-species-found-in-china-bridges-key-gap-in-evolution-of-colossal-plant-eaters\/05\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"New dinosaur species found in China bridges key gap in evolution of colossal plant-eaters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Scientists have identified a new dinosaur<\/a> species that lived 190 million years ago<\/a> in what is now China<\/a>, bridging a major gap in our evolutionary <\/a>understanding of the long-necked giant.<\/p>\n

Xiangyunloong fengming <\/em>was 9-10m long, making it one of the largest-known plant-eating dinosaurs <\/a>found in China. It lived during the Early Jurassic epoch, between 201 and 174 million years ago, which was a pivotal evolutionary period<\/a> witnessing the rise and diversification of long-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs.<\/p>\n

The genus name is an amalgamation of Xiangyun,<\/em> the county where the specimen was found, and loong<\/em> for the traditional \u201cChinese dragon<\/a>\u201d. The species name, fengming,<\/em> meaning phoenix singing, is a reminder that birds are living dinosaurs<\/a>. It also echoes Luming<\/em>, the town the fossil was found in.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdditionally, Fengming was the original name of Lin Fengmian, the artistic master and founding president of the China Academy of Art, whose staff participated extensively in this project,\u201d the researchers wrote in a study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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