Omeisaurus jiaoi Jiang et al. 2011 (mamenchisaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Mamenchisauridae

Full reference: S. Jiang, F. Li, G.-Z. Peng and Y. Ye. 2011. [A new species of Omeisaurus from the Middle Jurassic of Zigong, Sichuan]. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 49(2):185-194

Belongs to Omeisaurus according to S. Jiang et al. 2011

See also Tan et al. 2019 and Xing et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Omeisaurus changshouensis, Omeisaurus fuxiensis, Omeisaurus junghsiensis, Omeisaurus luoquanensis, Omeisaurus maoianus, Omeisaurus puxiani, Omeisaurus tianfuensis

Type specimen: ZDM 5050, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower], which is in a Bajocian/Oxfordian lacustrine sandstone/mudstone in the Shaximiao Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Dashanpu Dinosaur Quarry [lower]

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