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BAOTIANMANSAURUS
(bow-shan-man-sore-us)
meaning: "Baotianman lizard"
Named By: X. Zhang, J. Lu, J. Li, L. Yang, W. Hu, S. Jia, Q. Ji & C. Zhang in 2009
Time Period: Late Cretaceous
Location: China, Henan Province - Gaogou Formation
Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains including vertebrae, ribs and a partial scapula (shoulder blade)
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropodomorpha | Sauropoda | Titanosauriformes |
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Baotianmansaurus 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. Holotype number is this single specimen is 41H III-0200. Remains of the fossil where vertebrae, ribs and fragment of scapula. It was probably a close relative of Opisthocoelicaudia and Dongyangosaurus.

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