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Bellusaurus
Taxonomy
Bellusaurus was named by Dong (1990). Its type is Bellusaurus sui.
It was assigned to Bellusaurinae by Dong (1990), Dong (1992); to Cetiosauridae by McIntosh (1997); to Shunosaurinae by Martin-Rolland (1999); to Macronaria by Upchurch et al. (2004); to Camarasauromorpha by Royo-Torres et al. (2006), Moser et al. (2006), Sekiya (2011), Carballido et al. (2015); to Eusauropoda by Wilson (2002), Mannion et al. (2013), Moore et al. (2018), Mannion et al. (2019); and to Mamenchisauridae by Moore et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Bellusaurinae by Dong (1990), Dong (1992); to Cetiosauridae by McIntosh (1997); to Shunosaurinae by Martin-Rolland (1999); to Macronaria by Upchurch et al. (2004); to Camarasauromorpha by Royo-Torres et al. (2006), Moser et al. (2006), Sekiya (2011), Carballido et al. (2015); to Eusauropoda by Wilson (2002), Mannion et al. (2013), Moore et al. (2018), Mannion et al. (2019); and to Mamenchisauridae by Moore et al. (2023).
Species
B. sui (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Bellusaurus Dong |
| 1992 | Bellusaurus Dong p. 71 |
| 1997 | Bellusaurus McIntosh p. 656 |
| 1999 | Bellusaurus Martin-Rolland p. 310 |
| 2002 | Bellusaurus Wilson p. 248 |
| 2004 | Bellusaurus Upchurch et al. p. 265 |
| 2006 | Bellusaurus Moser et al. p. 46 |
| 2006 | Bellusaurus Royo-Torres et al. p. 1926 fig. 3 |
| 2011 | Bellusaurus Sekiya |
| 2013 | Bellusaurus Mannion et al. |
| 2015 | Bellusaurus Carballido et al. |
| 2018 | Bellusaurus Moore et al. |
| 2019 | Bellusaurus Mannion et al. |
| 2023 | Bellusaurus Moore et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: infrao = infraorder | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Middle Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Oxfordian | China (Xinjiang) | B. sui (53670) |