Karongasaurus

Karongasaurus (meaning "Karonga District" lizard) is a genus of titanosaur sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. The holotype fossils, consisting solely of part of a lower mandible and a few teeth, were found in the Dinosaur Beds of Malawi. The type species, K. gittelmani, was described by Elizabeth Gomani in 2005.[1]

Karongasaurus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
~120–113 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Eusauropoda
Clade: Neosauropoda
Clade: Macronaria
Clade: Titanosauria
Genus: Karongasaurus
Gomani, 2005
Type species
Karongasaurus gittelmani
Gomani, 2005

Karongasaurus is the first dinosaur discovery published solely online.[1]

References

  1. Elizabeth M Gomani. Sauropod Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Malawi, Africa. Palaeontologia Electronica (2005) Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 37pp.


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