[D] Chiayusaurus asianensis
Describer
Lee, Yang & Park, 1997
Time
Cretaceous Early Aptian Albian
Classification
Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Nomina Dubia
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Hasandong Formation of Yusuri, near Jinju, Korea
Fall Under
Chiayusaurus lacustris
Info
Chiayusaurus lacustris (Bohlin, 1953) > Chiayusaurus asianensis (Lee, Yang & Park, 1997)
This genus may be a senior synonym of Mamenchisaurus (D. A. Russell & Zheng , 1994), but this is difficult to establish because the type species is based on a single tooth. According to Barrett (2002) this species (based on a tooth) possesses no automorphic features with the type tooth of Chiayusaurus lacustris and differs from it in several features.