Baotianmansaurus Explained

Baotianmansaurus (named after the Baotianman National Nature Reserve) is a genus of titanosaur sauropod dinosaur. Its fossils have been found in Upper Cretaceous rocks in Henan, China, within the Gaogou Formation. The type species is B. henanensis, described in 2009. The holotype is 41H III-0200. Remains of the fossils were vertebrae, ribs and scapula fragments.[1] It was probably a close relative of Opisthocoelicaudia and Dongyangosaurus in Saltasauridae.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1111/j.1755-6724.2009.00032.x. A New Sauropod Dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Gaogou Formation of Nanyang, Henan Province. Acta Geologica Sinica. 83. 2. 212. 2009. Zhang. Xingliao. Lü. Junchang. Xu. Li. Li. Jinhua. Yang. Li. Hu. Weiyong. Jia. Songhai. Ji. Qiang. Zhang. Chengjun. 2009AcGlS..83..212Z .
  2. 10.1111/zoj.12029. Osteology of the Late Jurassic Portuguese sauropod dinosaur Lusotitan atalaiensis (Macronaria) and the evolutionary history of basal titanosauriforms. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 168. 98–206. 2013. Mannion. Philip D.. Upchurch. Paul. Barnes. Rosie N.. Mateus. Octávio.
  3. 10.1016/j.cretres.2016.09.006. Review of Cretaceous sauropod dinosaurs from Central Asia. Cretaceous Research. 69. 184–197. 2017. Averianov. Alexander. Sues. Hans-Dieter. free. 2017CrRes..69..184A .

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