Camarasaurus lewisi

Camarasaurus lewisi
Temporal range: Late Jurassic, 155–145 Ma
Sacrum of holotype BYU 9047
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Macronaria
Family: Camarasauridae
Genus: Camarasaurus
Species:
C. lewisi
Binomial name
Camarasaurus lewisi
(Jensen, 1988) McIntosh, 1990
Synonyms
  • Cathetosaurus lewisi
    Jensen, 1988

Camarasaurus lewisi is a species of sauropod dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of the United States. It was named by James A. Jensen in 1988. C. lewisi was originally placed in its own genus, Cathetosaurus, but in 1996 it was reclassified as a species of Camarasaurus; most researchers since have considered it to be one of the four valid species of Camarasaurus. Two unpublished studies have since argued that the genus Cathetosaurus should be reinstated, whereas two other studies have argued that C. lewisi may be a junior synonym of another species of Camarasaurus.