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Fusuisaurus zhaoi
Taxonomy
Fusuisaurus zhaoi was named by Mo et al. (2006). Its type specimen is NHMG6729, a set of postcrania, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liubangcun, Fusui (IVPP), which is in an Aptian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/sandstone in the Xinlong Formation of China.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Fusuisaurus zhaoi Mo et al. p. 486 fig. 1 |
| 2007 | Fusuisaurus zhaoi Wang et al. p. 914 |
| 2009 | Fusuisaurus zhaoi Xing et al. p. 1391 |
| 2010 | Fusuisaurus zhaoi Buffetaut et al. p. 12 |
| 2012 | Fusuisaurus zhaoi D'Emic |
| 2014 | Fusuisaurus zhaoi Mo et al. p. 6 |
| 2016 | Fusuisaurus zhaoi Mo et al. p. 149 |
| 2022 | Fusuisaurus zhaoi Ji and Zhang p. 2 |
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†Fusuisaurus zhaoi Mo et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Mo et al. 2006 | A large sauropod distinguished from all other taxa in having a combination of the following character states: anterior dorsal ribs non-pneumatic, presence of a prominent, pointed anteroventral process of the ilium, the preacetabular blade strongly expanded dorsoventrally, posterior margin of the ilium notched, and transverse process of the anterior caudal vertebrae dorsoventrally flattened. |