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Klamelisaurinae (disused)
Taxonomy
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1993 | Klamelisaurinae Zhao p. 132 |
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Subfm. †Klamelisaurinae Zhao 1993
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| X. Zhao 1993 | A relatively large early to middle stage sauropod. Five sacral vertebrae are fused, there are over 60 caudal vertebrae that are procoelous to gently amphicoelous, cervical and dorsal vertebrae are opisthocoelous, pleurocoels on the dorsal series are slightly developed, neural spines on the anterior dorsal and posterior cervicals are bifid, those on the dorsals are low, caudals neural spines are thick and rounded, and cervical centra average one-and-a-half to two times the length of the dorsals. Forelimb is 3/4 the length of the hind limb. Scapula-coracoid index is 4.3- 4.5:1. Ulna-humerus and tibia-femur indices are both 2:3. Femur head is not conspicuous and the fourth trochanter is positioned dorsally. Only a single genus and species is assigned to the subfamily with an age of Middle Jurassic. |