Abrosaurus
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CLASSIFICATION

Abrosaurus Ouyang, 1989 emended Peng & Shu, 1999
    TYPE SPECIES:
  • A. dongpoi Ouyang, 1989 emended Peng & Shu, 1999

    MISASSIGNED SPECIES:
  • A. gigantorhinus Ouyang, 1986 vide Zhang & Chen, 1996 "giant-snouted " == A. dongpoi
Animalia
Vertebrata
Tetrapoda
Sauropsida
Archosauromorpha
Ornithodira
Dinosauria
Sauropodomorpha
Sauropoda
Macronaria

see also: Genus Index, Classification


TIME

Middle Jurassic

see also: Ages of the Mesozoic


PLACE

China

see also: Paleo-Maps


REMAINS

see also: Anatomy


ESSAY

Two different species names have been used in conjunction with the same type material. Abrosaurus gigantorhinus was used first, but in a dissertation, and hence was not a valid name by ICZN rules. The first version of the name to be published in accord with ICZN rules was A. dongpoi.


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