Jaxartosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Batken Region (Kyrgyzstan) and Xinjiang (China).

Quick facts about Jaxartosaurus:

  • Existed from 100.5 million years ago to 66 million years ago
  • Lived in a terrestrial habitat
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Jaxartosaurus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Jaxartosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • S. Z. Wu. 1973. [A fossil Jaxartosaurus is discovered in Xinjiang]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 11(2):217-218
  • A. N. Riabinin. 1937. O nakhodke shlemonosnykh form Dinosauria verkhnemelovykh otlozheniyakh yuzhnogo Kazakhstana [The discovery of crested forms of Upper Cretaceous dinosaurs in southern Kazakhstan]. Priroda 1937(9):91