Huanghetitan You et al. 2006 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: H. You, D. Li, L. Zhou and Q. Ji. 2006. Huanghetitan liujiaxiaensis, a new sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Hekou Group of Lanzhou Basin, Gansu Province, China. Geological Review 52(5):668-674

Parent taxon: Somphospondyli according to P. D. Mannion et al. 2019

See also Apesteguía et al. 2021, D'Emic 2012, Lü et al. 2007, Mannion and Calvo 2011, Mannion et al. 2013 and You et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Angolatitan, Arkharavia, Arkharavia heterocoelica, Astrophocaudia, Australodocus, Austrosaurus, Brontomerus, Chubutisaurus, Dongbeititan, Euhelopodidae, Europatitan, Gannansaurus, Garumbatitan, Huanghetitan ruyangensis, Jiangshanosaurus, Jiangxititan, Ligabuesaurus, Liubangosaurus, Padillasaurus, Sauroposeidon, Sibirotitan, Sonidosaurus, Tastavinsaurus, Triunfosaurus, Wintonotitan, Yunmenglong

Subtaxa: Huanghetitan liujiaxiaensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry 2, Liujiaxia, Lanzhou Basin (Cretaceous of China)

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