名稱:太白華陽龍
拉(la)丁(ding)學(xue)名:Huayangosaurus taibaii dong, et. al
體(ti)長:長4.3-4.5米
食性:柔軟多汁的(de)植物
生存年代:中侏羅世
地(di)質層位:下沙溪廟組
生存(cun)地點:中國(guo)自貢大山(shan)鋪(pu)
辨認要訣:肩上各有(you)一個的棘刺
種(zhong)類(lei):劍龍類(lei)·華陽龍科(ke)
太白(bai)華(hua)陽(yang)龍屬(shu)于(yu)極(ji)為原(yuan)始(shi)型的(de)(de)劍龍類(lei),大約(yue)4.3米長,頭骨(gu)(gu)(gu)非常厚重而狹長,像楔子狀(zhuang)。在頭骨(gu)(gu)(gu)上(shang),存在有二到(dao)三個眶上(shang)骨(gu)(gu)(gu);同時(shi)在顎(e)上(shang)有一(yi)個小型的(de)(de)眶前(qian)開孔(kong);在大顎(e)上(shang)又發育良(liang)好的(de)(de)尺(chi)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)冠狀(zhuang)突起(qi),以及在上(shang)隅(yu)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)一(yi)個小型后(hou)方孔(kong)。顎(e)前(qian)排列(lie)(lie)有六到(dao)七顆葉(xie)片狀(zhuang)小齒。最引人入勝(sheng)的(de)(de)背脊(ji)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)板,從頸項到(dao)尾端(duan)對稱排列(lie)(lie),形狀(zhuang)稍異(yi)。而在肩部則有一(yi)對特大型的(de)(de)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)板。總(zong)計大山鋪(pu)挖掘出12具華(hua)陽(yang)龍的(de)(de)個體(ti);完整(zheng)的(de)(de)兩具骨(gu)(gu)(gu)架經過復元裝架,分別陳(chen)列(lie)(lie)在自貢恐龍博物館以及重慶博物館中。
太白華(hua)陽龍(long)是(shi)(shi)一(yi)種中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)等大(da)小的(de)(de)(de)(de)原始劍(jian)龍(long),這(zhe)具標本(ben)是(shi)(shi)世界上發現(xian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)時代最(zui)早的(de)(de)(de)(de)完整劍(jian)龍(long)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)架。它(ta)的(de)(de)(de)(de)發現(xian)為劍(jian)龍(long)起源于東亞的(de)(de)(de)(de)理論提供了(le)實證。大(da)山(shan)鋪的(de)(de)(de)(de)太白華(hua)陽龍(long)標本(ben)有10余個,大(da)部分被(bei)(bei)自貢恐龍(long)博(bo)物館收(shou)藏,已被(bei)(bei)整理和記錄的(de)(de)(de)(de)約(yue)有7個。它(ta)的(de)(de)(de)(de)正型標本(ben)為綜合骨(gu)(gu)(gu)架,包括一(yi)個吻(wen)部略受損的(de)(de)(de)(de)頭骨(gu)(gu)(gu)和一(yi)些(xie)零散不(bu)全的(de)(de)(de)(de)脊(ji)椎骨(gu)(gu)(gu)、四肢骨(gu)(gu)(gu)及(ji)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)板。太白華(hua)陽龍(long)也是(shi)(shi)侏羅紀中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)期地層中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)發現(xian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)劍(jian)龍(long)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)最(zui)完整的(de)(de)(de)(de)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)架。
小(xiao)型到中等大(da)(da)小(xiao)的劍龍類。頭骨(gu)(gu)(gu)大(da)(da)而(er)厚重,前(qian)低后高,呈(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)楔(xie)形。前(qian)上(shang)(shang)頜骨(gu)(gu)(gu)與上(shang)(shang)頜骨(gu)(gu)(gu)之間存(cun)在一(yi)小(xiao)的橢圓(yuan)(yuan)形凹。上(shang)(shang)顳孔(kong)(kong)之前(qian)的眶上(shang)(shang)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)內側突上(shang)(shang)有一(yi)小(xiao)的角(jiao)。顴骨(gu)(gu)(gu)發育(yu),上(shang)(shang)升突短,后突伸長。眼眶之上(shang)(shang)具兩塊眶上(shang)(shang)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)。眼前(qian)孔(kong)(kong)大(da)(da),呈(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)三(san)角(jiao)形。下頜厚實,前(qian)齒(chi)(chi)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)小(xiao),其上(shang)(shang)無牙齒(chi)(chi)。冠狀骨(gu)(gu)(gu)發育(yu)。下頜孔(kong)(kong)外孔(kong)(kong)小(xiao),三(san)角(jiao)形。前(qian)上(shang)(shang)頜齒(chi)(chi)存(cun)在,且(qie)數量多達(da)7枚。上(shang)(shang)頜齒(chi)(chi)至(zhi)少(shao)(shao)28枚,下頜齒(chi)(chi)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)齒(chi)(chi)至(zhi)少(shao)(shao)27枚。所有頰(jia)齒(chi)(chi)葉片狀,齒(chi)(chi)環不(bu)發育(yu),齒(chi)(chi)根圓(yuan)(yuan)錐狀。頸椎8個(ge),背(bei)椎16個(ge)薦(jian)椎4個(ge)牢(lao)固(gu)愈合在一(yi)起(qi),背(bei)面未(wei)封閉(bi),可見三(san)對薦(jian)孔(kong)(kong)。尾椎至(zhi)少(shao)(shao)35個(ge)。前(qian)部背(bei)肋骨(gu)(gu)(gu)干后緣具有鉤狀突。肱骨(gu)(gu)(gu)略短于股骨(gu)(gu)(gu)。近排(pai)腕骨(gu)(gu)(gu)呈(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)橢球(qiu)狀,強(qiang)烈愈合一(yi)起(qi)。后腳第Ⅱ、Ⅲ趾具有3個(ge)趾骨(gu)(gu)(gu)。恥(chi)骨(gu)(gu)(gu)前(qian)突短而(er)扁平,后突長而(er)呈(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)竿狀,末端膨大(da)(da)與坐骨(gu)(gu)(gu)末端等齊拼(pin)合,膜質骨(gu)(gu)(gu)板。