Dyslocosaurus Mcintosh et al. 1992 (dicraeosaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Dicraeosauridae

Full reference: J. S. Mcintosh, W. P. Coombs, and D. A. Russell. 1992. A new diplodocid sauropod (Dinosauria) from Wyoming, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12(2):158-167

Parent taxon: Dicraeosauridae according to P. D. Mannion et al. 2021

See also Chure et al. 2006, Mcintosh et al. 1992, Salgado et al. 2012 and Tschopp et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Amargasaurus, Amargatitanis, Bajadasaurus, Brachytrachelopan, Dicraeosaurus, Kaatedocus, Lingwulong, Pilmatueia, Smitanosaurus, Suuwassea, Tharosaurus

Subtaxa: Dyslocosaurus polyonychius

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Type: Dyslocosaurus polyonychius

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Lance Creek area (Jurassic of Wyoming)

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