Fusuisaurus (meaning "Fusui lizard" from the name of the county where it was discovered) is a genus of sauropoddinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China. Fragmentary postcranial remains of this animal have been discovered in 2001 in the Napai Formation of Guangxi, China and consist of the left ilium, left pubis, anterior caudals, most of the dorsal ribs and distal end of the left femur. This sauropod has been described as a basal titanosauriform.
In 2016 Gregory S. Paul gave a length of 22 meters (72 ft) and a weight of 35 tonnes (38.6 short tons).[2] This sauropod was very large animal, as its humerus was 183.5 cm long. Despite this, the weight of this sauropod is estimated "only" at about 35 000 kilograms.[3]
fusuisaurus, meaning, fusui, lizard, from, name, county, where, discovered, genus, sauropod, dinosaur, from, early, cretaceous, china, fragmentary, postcranial, remains, this, animal, have, been, discovered, 2001, napai, formation, guangxi, china, consist, lef. Fusuisaurus meaning Fusui lizard from the name of the county where it was discovered is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China Fragmentary postcranial remains of this animal have been discovered in 2001 in the Napai Formation of Guangxi China and consist of the left ilium left pubis anterior caudals most of the dorsal ribs and distal end of the left femur This sauropod has been described as a basal titanosauriform FusuisaurusTemporal range 120 100 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early CretaceousScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClade DinosauriaClade SaurischiaClade SauropodomorphaClade SauropodaClade MacronariaClade TitanosauriformesGenus FusuisaurusMo et al 2006Species F zhaoiBinomial name Fusuisaurus zhaoiMo et al 2006Not to be confused with Fukuisaurus The type species is F zhaoi named in honour of Chinese paleontologist Zhao Xijin 1 Size editIn 2016 Gregory S Paul gave a length of 22 meters 72 ft and a weight of 35 tonnes 38 6 short tons 2 This sauropod was very large animal as its humerus was 183 5 cm long Despite this the weight of this sauropod is estimated only at about 35 000 kilograms 3 References edit Mo et al 2006 p 486 Paul Gregory S 2016 The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs 2nd ed New Jersey Princeton University Press p 222 Mo Jinyou Li Jincheng Ling Yunchuan Buffetaut Eric Suteethorn Suravech Suteethorn Varavud Tong Haiyan Cuny Gilles Amiot Romain amp Xu Xing 2020 New fossil remain of Fusuisaurus zhaoi Sauropoda Titanosauriformes from the Lower Cretaceous of Guangxi southern China Cretaceous Research 109 104379 doi 10 1016 j cretres 2020 104379 S2CID 214396629 Sources editMo Jinyou Wang Wei Huang Zhitao Huang Xin amp Xu Xing 2006 A Basal Titanosauriform from the Early Cretaceous of Guangxi China Acta Geologica Sinica 80 4 486 489 doi 10 1111 j 1755 6724 2006 tb00267 x S2CID 129846744 nbsp Dinosaurs portal nbsp This Sauropodomorph related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fusuisaurus amp oldid 1131462399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
