Baotianmansaurus: Research Database
Dinosauria · Cretaceous · Asia / Europe
Research Note: Baotianmansaurus was a dinosaur from the Cretaceous — providing important data on dinosaur diversity and evolution during this period.
| Research Finding | Status | Grade | Year | Method | Citation | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mannion & Barrett 2013: Baotianmansaurus and sauropod diversity from the Cretaceous of China Cretaceous Research | Confirmed | A | 2013 | Fossil | Mannion & Barrett, Cretaceous Research | Taxonomy |
Mannion 2008: New data on Baotianmansaurus and Chinese sauropods Cretaceous Research | Confirmed | B | 2008 | Fossil | Mannion, Cretaceous Research | Diversity |
What We Still Do Not Know About Baotianmansaurus
- Complete skeletal morphology.
- Phylogenetic relationships.
- Ecological role.
In Depth
Baotianmansaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur known to have lived in China during the late Cretaceous. The known remains of Baotianmansaurus are very incomplete which means that it is still unknown what kind of sauropod Baotianmansaurus was, though it is usually classed as a titanosauriform. Additional details such as weight, length and any distinct physical characteristics are also unknown due to the lack of remains. To further confuse matters, we still do not know exactly when Baotianmansaurus lived beyond some point during the late Cretaceous era.
Further Reading
- A new sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Gaogou Formation of Nanyang, Henan Province - Acta Geologica Sinica 83(2):212-221 - X. Zhang, J. L�, J. Li, L. Yang, W. Hu, S. Jia, Q. Ji & C. Zhang - 2009. – Review of Cretaceous sauropod dinosaurs from Central Asia. – Cretaceous Research. 69: 184. – Alexander Averianov & Hans-Dieter Sues – 2017.
