†Massospondylus kaalae Barrett 2009 (sauropodomorph)
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Reptilia - Saurischia - Massospondylidae
Full reference: P. M. Barrett. 2009. A new basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Upper Elliot Formation (Lower Jurassic) of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(4):1032-1045
Belongs to Massospondylus according to P. M. Barrett 2009
See also Reisz et al. 2010 and Yates et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Massospondylus carinatus, Massospondylus hislopi
Type specimen: SAM-PK-K1325, a partial skull. Its type locality is farm Voyizane (SAM), which is in a Hettangian/Sinemurian terrestrial sandstone in the Elliot Formation of South Africa.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at farm Voyizane (SAM)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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