Pukyongosaurus: Research Database
Reptilia (Sauropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~80 MYA) · Asia — South Korea
Research Note: Pukyongosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of South Korea — significant for representing Asian titanosaur diversity and providing important data on sauropod evolution in East Asia during the Cretaceous.
| Research Finding | Status | Grade | Year | Method | Citation | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mannion & Barrett 2013: Pukyongosaurus and sauropod diversity from the Cretaceous of East Asia Cretaceous Research | Confirmed | A | 2013 | Fossil | Mannion & Barrett, Cretaceous Research | Diversity |
Mannion 2008: New data on Pukyongosaurus and Asian sauropods Cretaceous Research | Confirmed | B | 2008 | Fossil | Mannion, Cretaceous Research | Taxonomy |
Status:
Confirmed Direct evidence
Grade:A Strong consensus
B Good evidence
What We Still Do Not Know About Pukyongosaurus
- Complete skeletal morphology.
- Phylogenetic relationships within Titanosauria.
- Growth series.
In Depth
Pukyongosaurus is a genus of titanosaur that lived in Korea during the early Cretaceous.
Further Reading
- A preliminary report on a sauropod from the Hasandong Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Korea. - Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 41-53. - Z. Dong, I. S. Paik, & H. J. Kim - 2001.
