Fusuisaurus

Fu-su-e-sore-us.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2016, April 12). Fusuisaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/fusuisaurus/

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Name

Fusuisaurus ‭(‬Fusui lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Fu-su-e-sore-us.

Named By

J.‭ ‬Mo,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Huang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Huang‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Macronaria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

F.‭ ‬zhaoi‭

Size

Roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬25‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Guangxi‭ ‬-‭ ‬Napai Formation.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Fusuisaurus is a genus of probable primitively formed macronarian sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A basal titanosauriform from the Early Cretaceous of Guangxi,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica‭ ‬80‭(‬4‭)‬:486-489.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Mo,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Huang,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Huang‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Xu‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006. – New fossil remain of Fusuisaurus zhaoi (Sauropoda: Titanosauriformes) from the Lower Cretaceous of Guangxi, southern China. – Cretaceous Research: 104379. – Jinyou Mo, Jincheng Li, Yunchuan Ling, Eric Buffetaut, Suravech Suteethorn Varavud, Suteethorne Haiyan Tong, Gilles Cuny, Romain Amiot & Xing Xu – 2020.

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