Karongasaurus
| Karongasaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Sauropodomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Sauropoda |
| (unranked): | Titanosauria |
| Genus: | Karongasaurus Gomani, 2005 |
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Karongasaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a titanosaurid sauropod. Its fossils, consisting solely of part of a lower mandible and a few teeth, were found in Malawi. The type species, Karongasaurus gittelmani, was described by Elizabeth Gomani in 2005.[1]
Karongasaurus holds the distinction of being the first dinosaur published solely on-line.
References
- ↑ Elizabeth M Gomani. Sauropod Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Malawi, Africa. Palaeontologia Electronica (2005) Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 37pp.
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