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Ruyangosaurus
Taxonomy
Ruyangosaurus was named by Lü et al. (2009). Its type is Ruyangosaurus giganteus.
It was assigned to Andesauridae by Lü et al. (2009); to Somphospondyli by Mannion and Calvo (2011), D'Emic (2012), Mannion et al. (2013); to Eutitanosauria by Filippi et al. (2019); to Titanosauria by Carballido et al. (2017), Mannion et al. (2019); and to Euhelopodidae by Carballido et al. (2020), Gallina et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Andesauridae by Lü et al. (2009); to Somphospondyli by Mannion and Calvo (2011), D'Emic (2012), Mannion et al. (2013); to Eutitanosauria by Filippi et al. (2019); to Titanosauria by Carballido et al. (2017), Mannion et al. (2019); and to Euhelopodidae by Carballido et al. (2020), Gallina et al. (2021).
Species
R. giganteus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Ruyangosaurus Lü et al. p. 2 figs. 2-4 |
| 2011 | Ruyangosaurus Mannion and Calvo |
| 2012 | Ruyangosaurus D'Emic |
| 2013 | Ruyangosaurus Mannion et al. |
| 2017 | Ruyangosaurus Carballido et al. |
| 2019 | Ruyangosaurus Filippi et al. |
| 2019 | Ruyangosaurus Mannion et al. |
| 2020 | Ruyangosaurus Carballido et al. |
| 2021 | Ruyangosaurus Gallina et al. |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Reference: Marsh 1875 | |||||
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Aptian - Albian | China (Henan) | R. giganteus (95795) |