Tonganosaurus

Tong-an-sor-us.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Tonganosaurus ‭(‬Tong'an lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Tong-an-sor-us.

Named By

K.‭ ‬Li,‭ ‬C.-Y.‭ ‬Yang,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Liu‭ & ‬Z.-X.‭ ‬Wang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Mamenchisauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬hei‭

Size

Possibly up to 12 meters long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Sichuan‭ ‬-‭ ‬Yimen Formation.

Time Period

Early Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial limbs and twenty vertebrae.

In Depth

       Tonganosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in China during the early Jurassic.‭ ‬Tonganosaurus is seen as being similar to Omeisaurus,‭ ‬and both are classified as mamenchisaurid sauropod dinosaurs‭ (‬similar to Mamenchisaurus‭)‬.

Further Reading

– [A new sauropod from the Lower Jurassic of Huili,‭ ‬Sichuan,‭ ‬China‭]‬.‭ ‬-Vertebrata PalAsiatica‭ ‬48‭(‬3‭)‬:185-202‭ ‬-‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Li,‭ ‬C.-Y.‭ ‬Yang,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Liu‭ & ‬Z.-X.‭ ‬Wang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010. – Systematic analysis method of Sauropod: a case study of 486 Tonganosaurus hei. – Acta Geologica Sinica, 87, 1826-1833. – C. Y. Yang – 2013.

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