RHOMALEOPAKHUS
a robust-forelimbed mamenchisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of China.
Pronunciation: ro-mah-LAY-oh-PAK-us
Meaning: Robust Forearm
Author/s: Upchurch
et al. (
2021)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Xinjiang, China
Discovery Chart Position: #1038
Rhomaleopakhus turpanensis
(Robust Forearm from Turpan)Etymology
Rhomaleopakhus is derived from the ancient Greek "Rhomaleos" (robust) and "pakhus" (forearm).
The
species epithet,
turpanensis, is derived from "Turpan" (for China's Turpan Basin, where the holotype was found) and the Latin "-ensis" (from).
Discovery
The remains of
Rhomaleopakhus were discovered in the Lower part of the Kalazha Formation of Qiketai, Shanshan County, Turpan Basin, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, during the Sino-Japanese Silk Road dinosaur expedition in 1992/3.
The
holotype (IVPP V11121-1) is a right forelimb—consisting of the humerus, ulna, radius, and one carpal—and a virtually complete hand from a single individual, which Zhiming Dong had referred to
Hudisaurus sinojapanorum in 1997.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
Age range: 145 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
Rhomaleopakhus
turpanensis
References
• Dong Z (1997) "A gigantic sauropod (
Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum gen. et sp. nov.) from the Turpan Basin, China". Page 102-110 in Dong (ed.) "Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition".
• Upchurch P, Barrett PM and Dodson P (2004) "Sauropoda". Page 259-322 in Weishampel, Dodson, and Osmolska (eds.) "
The Dinosauria: Second Edition".
• Upchurch P, Mannion PD, Xu X and Barrett PM (2021) "
Re-assessment of the Late Jurassic eusauropod dinosaur Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum Dong, 1997, from the Turpan Basin, China, and the evolution of hyper-robust antebrachia in sauropods".
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: e1994414. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2021.1994414.
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