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Qingxiusaurus
Taxonomy
Qingxiusaurus was named by Mo et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Titanosauria by Mo et al. (2008), Wilson and Upchurch (2009) and Mannion and Calvo (2011); to Lithostrotia by D'Emic (2012); and to Saltasauridae by Averianov and Sues (2017).
It was assigned to Titanosauria by Mo et al. (2008), Wilson and Upchurch (2009) and Mannion and Calvo (2011); to Lithostrotia by D'Emic (2012); and to Saltasauridae by Averianov and Sues (2017).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2008 | Qingxiusaurus Mo et al. p. 152 |
2009 | Qingxiusaurus Wilson and Upchurch |
2011 | Qingxiusaurus Mannion and Calvo |
2012 | Qingxiusaurus D'Emic |
2017 | Qingxiusaurus Averianov and Sues p. 194 |
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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J.-Y. Mo et al. 2008 | Distinguished from other titanosaurs in having a unique combination of following fetures: simply-built cranial caudal neural spine elongated and paddle-shaped and the length ratio between sternal plate and humerus low (about 0.65). |