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Jiutaisaurus

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Jiutaisaurus
Temporal range: Aptian-Cenomanian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Macronaria
Clade: Titanosauriformes
Genus: Jiutaisaurus
Wu et al., 2006
Species
  • Jiutaisaurus xidiensis

Jiutaisaurus is a genus of dinosaur from the Quantou Formation of China. Jiutaisaurus was a sauropod which lived during the Cretaceous. The type species, Jiutaisaurus xidiensis, was described by Wu et al. in 2006, and is based on eighteen vertebrae.

References

  • Wu, W.-H., Dong, Z.-M., Sun, Y.-W., Li, C.-T., and Li, T. (2006). "A New Sauropod Dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Jiutai, Jilin, China". Global Geology 25(1): 6-9.