Sanpasaurus Young 1944 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: C.-C. Young. 1944. On the reptilian remains from Weiyuan, Szechuan, China. Bulletin of the Geological Society of China 24(3–4):187-205

Parent taxon: Sauropoda according to B. W. McPhee et al. 2016

See also Dong 1992, Dong et al. 1983, He 1984, Huene 1958, Huene 1959, Kuhn 1964, Romer 1956, Romer 1966, Tatarinov 1964, Thulborn 1974, Upchurch 1995, Weishampel and Horner 1990, Young 1944 and Zhao 1983

Sister taxa: Acanthopholis platypus, Aepisaurus, Agustiniidae, Asiatosaurus, Astrodon johnstoni, Atlantosauridae, Atlantosaurus, Barosaurus affinis, Blikanasauridae, Bothriospondylidae, Bothriospondylus elongatus, Bothrosauropodidae, Bothrosauropodoidea, Brachiosaurus nougaredi, Brontopodidae, Brontopodus, Brontosauridae, Bruhathkayosaurus, Calorckosauripus, Camarasauroidea, Campylodoniscus, Cetiosaurus epioolithicus, Cetiosaurus hypoolithicus, Cetiosaurus longus, Cetiosaurus medius, Chiayusaurus, Chinshakiangosaurus, Chondrosteosaurus, Chubutisauridae, Clasmodosaurus, Clasmodosaurus spatula, Dachongosaurus, Damalasaurus, Eosauropoda, Faveoloolithidae, Gigantosaurus, Gravisauria, Hamanosauripus, Haplocanthosauridae, Herrerasauridae, Homalosauropodidae, Homalosauropodoidea, Iguanodon praecursor, Isanosaurus, Koreanosauripus, Kotasaurus, Kunmingosaurus, Lamplughsaura, Lancanjiangosaurus, Lessemsauridae, Mamenchisauroidea, Mamenchisaurus fuxiensis, Mamenchisaurus guangyuanensis, Mamenchisaurus yunnanensis, Megalobrontes, Microdontosaurus, Microsaurops, Morinosaurus, Morinosaurus priscus, Morosauridae, Neosodon, Nurosaurus, Ohmdenosaurus, Oplosaurus, Ornithopsidae, Oshanosaurus, Parabrontopodidae, Pleurocoelus altus, Pleurocoelus nanus, Pleurocoelus valdensis, Polyonyx, Pulanesaura, Qinlingosaurus, Ravatichnus, Rotundichnus, Tapinosaurus, Tendaguriidae, Titanosauria, Titanosauriformes, Titanosaurus lydekkeri, Titanosaurus montanus, Ultrasaurus, Vulcanodon, Zizhongosaurus

Subtaxa: Sanpasaurus yaoi

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Type: Sanpasaurus yaoi

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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