Arcusaurus Yates et al. 2011 (sauropodomorph)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: A. M. Yates, M. F. Bonnan, and J. Neveling. 2011. A new basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(3):610-625

Parent taxon: Sauropodomorpha according to A. M. Yates et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Asylosaurus, Bagualosauria, Brontosauria, Buriolestes, Efraasia, Eoraptor, Eosauropus, Euskelosaurus, Guaibasauridae, Kholumolumo, Lavinipes, Liujianpus, Massopoda, Mbiresaurus, Melanorosauria, Nambalia, Navahopodidae, Navahopus, Pachysuchus, Pantydraco, Pentasauropodia, Plateosauridae, Qianlong, Saturnaliidae, Thecodontosauridae, Thecodontosaurus, Thotobolosaurus, Unaysauridae

Subtaxa: Arcusaurus pereirabdalorum

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Sauropod Quarry, farm Spion Kop 932 (BPI) (Jurassic of South Africa)

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