Karongasaurus
Karongasaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sauropsida |
Superorder: | Dinosauria |
Order: | Saurischia |
Suborder: | Sauropodomorpha |
Infraorder: | Sauropoda |
(unranked): | Titanosauria |
Genus: | Karongasaurus Gomani, 2005 |
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Karongasaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a titanosaurid sauropod. Its fossils, consisting solely of part of a lower mandible and a few teeth, were found in Malawi. The type species, Karongasaurus gittelmani, was described by Elizabeth Gomani in 2005.[1]
Karongasaurus holds the distinction of being the first dinosaur published solely on-line.
References
- ↑ Elizabeth M Gomani. Sauropod Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Malawi, Africa. Palaeontologia Electronica (2005) Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 37pp.
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