"Dashanpusaurus " was a herbivore and was quadrupedal, like most others in the Sauropoda infraorder.
Other than the dinosaur's holotype, numerous other " Dashanpusaurus " specimens have been recovered from the area.
A dinosaur found in the Dashanpu Formation, " Dashanpusaurus dongi ", was named in tribute of both Dashanpu and Dong Zhiming.
In the 1980s, vast dinosaur fossils were excavated in the Dashanpu Formation, north-east from downtown Zigong, including a dinosaur named after the township, " Dashanpusaurus ".
The " Dashanpusaurus " holotype was unearthed in the Sichuan, China township of Dashanpu, in a Jurassic formation called the Shaximiao Formation, which in turn is part of the larger Dashanpu Formation.
In 1980s, vast quantities of dinosaur fossils were excavated in the Middle Jurassic Dashanpu Formation, 7 km north-east from downtown Zigong, including a dinosaur named after the township, " Dashanpusaurus ".