Reptilia - Saurischia - Euhelopodidae
Full reference: J.-c. Lü, L. Xu, S.-h. Jia, X.-l. Zhang, J.-m. Zhang, L.-l. Yang, H.-l. You and Q. Ji. 2009. A new gigantic sauropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Ruyang, Henan, China. Geological Bulletin of China 28(1):1-10
Parent taxon: Euhelopodidae according to P. A. Gallina et al. 2021
See also Carballido et al. 2017, Carballido et al. 2020, D'Emic 2012, Filippi et al. 2019, Lü et al. 2009, Mannion and Calvo 2011, Mannion et al. 2013 and Mannion et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Daxiatitan, Erketu, Euhelopus, Gobititan, Huabeisaurus, Phuwiangosaurus, Qiaowanlong, Ruixinia, Silutitan, Tambatitanis, Tangvayosaurus, Xianshanosaurus, Yongjinglong
Subtaxa: Ruyangosaurus giganteus
Type: Ruyangosaurus giganteus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Shengshuigou, Shaping village (Cretaceous of China)
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