Genus
Valid Extinct

Rhomaleopakhus

Upchurch et al. 2021

Rhomaleopakhus is a genus of mamenchisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Kalaza Formation of China. The type and only species is Rhomaleopakhus turpanensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Mamenchisauridae Unranked clade
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Rhomaleopakhus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Kalazha
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Rhomaleopakhus turpanensis 152 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
P. Upchurch, P. D. Mannion, and X. Xu, P. M. Barrett. 2021. Re-assessment of the Late Jurassic eusauropod dinosaur Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum Dong, 1997, from the Turpan Basin, China, and the evolution of hyper-robust antebrachia in sauropods. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
P. Upchurch, P. D. Mannion, and X. Xu, P. M. Barrett. 2021. Re-assessment of the Late Jurassic eusauropod dinosaur Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum Dong, 1997, from the Turpan Basin, China, and the evolution of hyper-robust antebrachia in sauropods. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗