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Tonganosaurus
Taxonomy
Tonganosaurus was named by Li et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Mamenchisauridae by Li et al. (2010), Xing et al. (2016), Maisch and Matzke (2019).
It was assigned to Mamenchisauridae by Li et al. (2010), Xing et al. (2016), Maisch and Matzke (2019).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2010 | Tonganosaurus Li et al. p. 186 |
| 2016 | Tonganosaurus Xing et al. p. 852 |
| 2019 | Tonganosaurus Maisch and Matzke p. 111 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| K. Li et al. 2010 | As for the type and only known species. |
Measurements
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| References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Jurassic or 201.40000 to 174.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Jurassic | China (Sichuan) | T. hei (74735) |