Ruyangosaurus Lü et al. 2009 (euhelopodid)

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

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Type: Ruyangosaurus giganteus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Shengshuigou, Shaping village (Cretaceous of China)

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