Describer

Dong, Paik & Kim, 2001

Time

Cretaceous Early Aptian Albian

Classification

Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Euhelopodidae

Diet

Herbivore

Fossilsite

Hasandong Formation, Sindong Group, Gyeongsang Supergoup, Gyeongsang Basin, Galsari, Hadong-gun, South Korea

Info

Genus - Typespecies

Holotype

PKNU-G.102-109, the material consists of seven incomplete cervical vertebrae, a nearly complete dorsal centrum, a cervical rib, an incomplete dorsal rib, a complete chevron, a part of clavicle (?) amd other fragments of bones. These bones were collected from the same quarry and same level, and they should be assigned to one individual. The morphologies of the nearly complete cervical and mid-dorsal vertebrae suggest a close affinity of this dinosaur, Pukyongosaurus millenniumi gen. et sp. nov., with the family Euhelopodidae.

Eytymology

Derivation of generic name is from Pukyong National University, where the latter two coauthors are employed. Specific name commemorates \\\\\\\"the year 2000, a new millennium.\\\\\\\"

Pukyongosaurus is classified as a sister group of Euhelopus in [Somphospondyli].

Diagnosis of genus (as for the type species)

Medium-sized sauropod having somphospondylous vertebrae; neural spine of cervical vertebrae tall; proximally directed; parapophyses on lateroventral edge of centrum; just distal to articular condyle ( as in Euhelopus and Camarasaurus); ventral side of cervical centrum bent; with keel, flat (as in Euhelopus); hemal canal of chevron open, not bridged over dorsally. (Dong, Paik and Kim, 2001)

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