Gannansaurus sinensis Lü et al. 2013 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: J. Lü, L. Yi, H. Zhong and X. Wei. 2013. A new somphospondylan sauropod (Dinosauria, Titanosauriformes) from the Late Cretaceous of Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province of southern China. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 87(3):678-685

Belongs to Gannansaurus according to J. Lü et al. 2013

See also Wang et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: GMNH F10001-1 and -2, a set of vertebrae (Posterior dorsal vertebra and middle caudal vertebra). Its type locality is Longling Town, Nankang, which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Longling Town, Nankang

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