Reptilia - Saurischia - Mamenchisauridae
Full reference: Z. Dong. 1997. A gigantic sauropod (Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum gen. et sp. nov.) from the Turpan Basin, China. Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition. China Ocean Press, Beijing 102-110
Parent taxon: Mamenchisauridae according to A. J. Moore et al. 2023
See also Dong 1997, Maisch and Matzke 2019, Upchurch et al. 2004 and Upchurch et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Abrosaurus, Analong, Anhuilong, Bellusaurus, Chuanjiesaurus, Daanosaurus, Eomamenchisaurus, Huangshanlong, Jingia, Klamelisaurus, Mamenchisaurus, Omeisaurus, Qijianglong, Rhomaleopakhus, Tienshanosaurus, Tonganosaurus, Wamweracaudia, Xinjiangtitan, Yuanmousaurus, Zigongosaurus
Subtaxa: Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum
Type: Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Qiketai, Turpan (Hudiesaurus type locality) (Jurassic of China)
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