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'''''Qinlingosaurus''''' is a [[genus]] of herbivorous [[sauropod]] [[dinosaur]] from the [[Late Cretaceous]] of [[Asia]]. |
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'''''Qinlingosaurus''''' is a [[genus]] of [[sauropod]] [[dinosaur]] from [[Cretaceous]] [[Asia]]. The type species, ''Q. luonanensis'', was named by Xue, Zhang and Bi in 1996 on the strength of an [[ilium (bone)|ilium]], [[ischium]] and three [[vertebra]]e. From such little fossil evidence, it is classified as Sauropoda ''[[incertae sedis]]''. The name comes from the [[Qinling Mountains|Qinling]] mountain range of [[Shaanxi Province]] in China, where the first fossils were recovered. |
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The type species, ''Qinlingosaurus luonanensis'', was named by Xue Xiangxu, Zhang Yunxiang and Bi Xianwu in 1996. The generic name comes from the [[Qinling Mountains|Qinling]] mountain range of [[Shaanxi Province]] in [[China]], where the first fossils were recovered at [[Hongtuling]]. The [[specific name (zoology)|specific name]] refers to the provenance near [[Luonang]].<ref>Xue, X., Zhang, Y., Bi, Y., Yue, L., and Chen, D., 1996, ''[The Development and Environmental Changes of the Intermontane Basins in the Eastern Part of Qinling Mountains]'', Geological Publshing House, Beijing, 181 pp</ref> |
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The [[holotype]], '''NWUV 1112''', was found in a layer of the [[Hongtuling Formation]], perhaps dating from the [[Maastrichtian]]. It consists of an [[ilium (bone)|ilium]], [[ischium]] and three [[vertebra]]e. The ilium has a length of seventy-seven centimetres and is elongated with a convex upper profile. Its anterior process is relatively long. The pubic process is long, the ischial process short. |
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In view of the limited fossil evidence, it is classified as Sauropoda ''[[incertae sedis]]''. It probably represents a member of the [[Neosauropoda]]. |
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*[http://www.thescelosaurus.com/sauropoda.htm Thescelosaurus] |
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Qinlingosaurus is a genus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Asia.
The type species, Qinlingosaurus luonanensis, was named by Xue Xiangxu, Zhang Yunxiang and Bi Xianwu in 1996. The generic name comes from the Qinling mountain range of Shaanxi Province in China, where the first fossils were recovered at Hongtuling. The specific name refers to the provenance near Luonang.[1]
The holotype, NWUV 1112, was found in a layer of the Hongtuling Formation, perhaps dating from the Maastrichtian. It consists of an ilium, ischium and three vertebrae. The ilium has a length of seventy-seven centimetres and is elongated with a convex upper profile. Its anterior process is relatively long. The pubic process is long, the ischial process short.
In view of the limited fossil evidence, it is classified as Sauropoda incertae sedis. It probably represents a member of the Neosauropoda.
Notes
- ^ Xue, X., Zhang, Y., Bi, Y., Yue, L., and Chen, D., 1996, [The Development and Environmental Changes of the Intermontane Basins in the Eastern Part of Qinling Mountains], Geological Publshing House, Beijing, 181 pp
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