BAOTIANMANSAURUS
a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Henan, China
Pronunciation:
Meaning: Baotianman lizard
Author/s: Zhang
et al. (
2009)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Henan, China
Discovery Chart Position: #675
Baotianmansaurus henanensis
(Baotianman Lizard from Henan)Etymology
Baotianmansaurus is derived from "Baotianman" (for the Baotianman National Nature Reserve) and the Greek "sauros" (lizard).
The
species epithet,
henanensis, means "from Henan" in Latin.
Discovery
The remains of
Baotianmansaurus were discovered in the Gaogou Formation (Xixia Basin) at the Baotianman National Nature Reserve, Nanyang City, Neixiang County, Henan Province, China.
The
holotype (41HIII-0200, housed at the Henan Geological Museum at Zhengzhou) includes two partial back vertebrae, one complete and one partial hip vertebrae, one partial tail vertebra, five ribs, a partial shoulder blade and some unidentified bone fragments.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian-Turonian
Age range: 99-90 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
Baotianmansaurus
henanensis
References
• Zhang X, Lü J, Xu L, Li J, Yang L, Hu W, Jia S, Ji Q and Zhang C (2009) "A New Sauropod Dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Gaogou Formation of Nanyang, Henan Province".
Acta Geologica Sinica, 83(2): 212. DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2009.00032.x.
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