Omeisaurus fuxiensis Dong et al. 1983 (mamenchisaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Mamenchisauridae

Full reference: Z. Dong, S. Zhou, and H. Zhang. 1983. [Dinosaurs from the Jurassic of Sichuan]. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C, Whole Number 162(23):1-136

Belongs to Omeisaurus according to G. Peng et al. 2005

See also Dong 1992, Dong 1998, Dong et al. 1983, Jiang et al. 2011, Tan et al. 2019, Upchurch et al. 2004 and Xing et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Omeisaurus changshouensis, Omeisaurus jiaoi, Omeisaurus junghsiensis, Omeisaurus luoquanensis, Omeisaurus maoianus, Omeisaurus puxiani, Omeisaurus tianfuensis

Type specimen: CV 00267. Its type locality is Wujiaba Dam Quarry, Zigong, which is in a Bathonian/Callovian terrestrial horizon in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Wujiaba Dam Quarry, Zigong

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