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KARONGASAURUS
(ka-rong-ah-sore-us)
meaning: "Karonga lizard"
Named By: Elizabeth M Gomani in 2005
Time Period: Early Cretaceous
Location: Malawi - Dinosaur Beds Formation
Size: Unknown due to incomplete remains
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Partial mandible (lower jaw) and teeth
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda | Titanosauria |
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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.

Karongasaurus is the first dinosaur discovery published solely online.

Read more about Karongasaurus at Wikipedia
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