Genus
Valid Extinct

Karongasaurus

Gomani 2005
Etymology Lézard (du District) de Karonga

Karongasaurus is a genus of titanosaur sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. The type species, K. gittelmani, was described by Elizabeth Gomani in 2005.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Karongasaurus
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Karongasaurus holotype © Elizabeth Gomani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Neosauropoda Unranked clade
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Macronaria Unranked clade
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Titanosauriformes Unranked clade
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Somphospondyli Unranked clade
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Titanosauria Unranked clade
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Karongasaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
9,4 m ⓘ
Karongasaurus gittelmani
Mass
2 000 kg ⓘ
Karongasaurus gittelmani
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇼 Malawi
2
Geological formations
Dinosaur Beds
2
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Karongasaurus gittelmani 121 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
E. M. Gomani. 2005. Sauropod dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Malawi. Palaeontologia Electronica 8(1):1-37
Bibliography (1)
E. M. Gomani. 2005. Sauropod dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Malawi. Palaeontologia Electronica 8(1):1-37