Xianshanosaurus

Xianshanosaurus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Aptian–Albian
Reconstructed skeleton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Macronaria
Clade: Titanosauriformes
Clade: Somphospondyli
Genus: Xianshanosaurus
et al., 2009
Type species
Xianshanosaurus shijiagouensis
et al., 2009

Xianshanosaurus (Chinese: 岘山龙; pinyin: xiànshānlóng)[1] is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) of the Ruyang Basin in Henan Province, China. Its type and only species is Xianshanosaurus shijiagouensis. It was described in 2009 by a team of paleontologists led by Lü Junchang. Xianshanosaurus may be a titanosaur, and Daxiatitan may be its closest relative, but its evolutionary relationships remain controversial.

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