Klamelisaurus

Klam-el-e-sore-us.
By Nisha Yadav
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Yadav, N. (2013, December 18). Klamelisaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/klamelisaurus/

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Name

Klamelisaurus ‭(‬Klameli lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Klam-el-e-sore-us.

Named By

X.‭ ‬Zhao‭ ‬-‭ ‬1993.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Euhelopodidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

K.‭ ‬gobiensis‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬12-15‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Shishougou Formation.

Time Period

Oxfordian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Klamelisaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in what is now China during the Mid Jurassic.‭ ‬Klamelisaurus has been noted as being very similar in form to an earlier named genus named Bellusaurus,‭ ‬though in addition to this,‭ ‬some have gone further to say that Klamelisaurus might actually be the adult form of Bellusaurus,‭ ‬and hence may actually be a junior synonym to Bellusaurus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new mid-Jurassic sauropod‭ (‬Klamelisaurus gobiensis gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭) ‬from Xinjiang,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Vertebrata PalAsiatica‭ ‬31‭(‬2‭)‬:132-138.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Zhao‭ ‬-‭ ‬1993. – Osteology of Klamelisaurus gobiensis (Dinosauria, Eusauropoda) and the evolutionary history of Middle–Late Jurassic Chinese sauropods. – Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 18 (16): 1299–1393. – A. J. Moore, P. Upchurch, P. M. Barrett, J. M. Clark & X. Xing – 2020.

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