Qingxiusaurus

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Qingxiusaurus
Temporal range:
Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Macronaria
Clade: Titanosauria
Family: Saltasauridae
Genus: Qingxiusaurus
Mo et al., 2008
Type species
Qingxiusaurus youjiangensis
Mo et al., 2008

Qingxiusaurus (meaning "Qingxiu lizard"; "Qingxiu" is short for

sternal plates
, and the neural spine of a single vertebra.

References

  1. ^ a b Mo Jin-You; Huang Chuo-Lin; Zhao Zhong-Ru; Wang Wei; Xu Xin (2008). "A new titanosaur (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Guangxi, China". Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 46 (2): 147–156.
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