Genus
Valid Extinct

Isanosaurus

Buffetaut et al. 2000

Isanosaurus is an extinct genus of sauropod dinosaur from Thailand. It was originally dated to approximately 219-199 million years ago during the Late Triassic, which would make it one of the oldest known sauropods. Its age was later considered uncertain, and may be Early Jurassic or even as young as Late Jurassic. The only species is Isanosaurus attavipachi. Though important for the understanding of sauropod origin and early evolution, Isanosaurus is poorly known. Exact relationships to other early sauropods remain unresolved.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Isanosaurus
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fossil of Isanosaurus attavipachi, an extinct sauropod © Ghedoghedo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Saurischia Unranked clade
Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
Massopoda Unranked clade
Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
Sauropoda Unranked clade
Isanosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇹🇭 Thailand
1
Geological formations
Nam Phong
1
Temporal distribution
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Isanosaurus attavipachi 193 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
E. Buffetaut, V. Suteethorn, and G. Cuny, H. Tong, J. Le Loeuff, S. Khansubha, S. Jongautchariyakul. 2000. The earliest known sauropod dinosaur. Nature 407:72-74 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
E. Buffetaut, V. Suteethorn, and G. Cuny, H. Tong, J. Le Loeuff, S. Khansubha, S. Jongautchariyakul. 2000. The earliest known sauropod dinosaur. Nature 407:72-74 DOI ↗