A New Sauropod Dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Gaogou Formation of Nanyang,Henan Province |
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| Authors: | Xingliao ZHANG Junchang LÜ Li XU Jinhua LI Li YANG Weiyong HU Songhai JIA Qiang JI Chengjun ZHANG |
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| Institution: | 1. Henan Geological Museum, Henan Province 450016, China;2. Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China;3. School of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Gansu Province 73000, China |
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| Abstract: | A new sauropod dinosaur Baotianmansaurus henanensis gen. et sp. nov. from the Cretaceous Gaogou Formation of Neixiang, Henan Province is erected. It is characterized by somphospondylous presacral vertebrae; a highly‐developed lamina system on the dorsal vertebrae; transverse process supported by four laminae; and the dorsal portion of the anterior centroparapophyseal lamina is bifurcated, with a small branch extending to the ventral surface of the prezygapophysis. It represents a new titanosauriform sauropod. |
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| Keywords: | Titanosauriform Baotianmansaurus Gaogou Formation Late Cretaceous Nanyang Henan Province |
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