Malawisaurus Jacobs et al. 1993 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: L. L. Jacobs, D. A. Winkler, W. R. Downs and E. M. Gomani. 1993. New material of an Early Cretaceous titanosaurid sauropod dinosaur from Malawi. Palaeontology 36(3):523-534

Parent taxon: Lithostrotia according to B. A. Navarro et al. 2022

See also Apesteguía 2005, Bonaparte 1999, Calvo and González Riga 2003, Calvo et al. 2007, Calvo et al. 2007, Curry Rogers 2005, D'Emic 2012, Filippi et al. 2011, Gomani 2005, Gomani et al. 1999, González Riga and Ortiz David 2014, González Riga et al. 2009, Grellet-Tinner et al. 2011, Hunt et al. 1995, Jacobs et al. 1993, Jacobs et al. 1996, Ksepka and Norell 2010, Mannion and Calvo 2011, Mannion et al. 2013, McIntosh 1997, Mocho et al. 2014, Prasad and Sahni 1999, Royo-Torres et al. 2006, Salgado et al. 1997, Salgado and Coria 2005, Smith et al. 2001, Suteethorn et al. 2010, Upchurch 1995, Upchurch 1995, Upchurch et al. 2004, Wilson 2002, Wilson and Sereno 1998, Wilson and Upchurch 2003, Xing et al. 2015, You et al. 2004 and Zaher et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Antarctosaurus, Antarctosaurus jaxarticus, Arackar, Atacamatitan, Bustingorrytitan, Elaltitan, Epachthosaurus, Jainosaurus, Kaijutitan, Magyarosaurus, Nemegtosauridae, Normanniasaurus, Nullotitan, Paludititan, Paralititan, Pellegrinisaurus, Saltasauroidea, Shingopana, Tengrisaurus, Vahiny, Volgatitan

Subtaxa: Malawisaurus dixeyi

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Malawi (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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