Genus
Valid Extinct

Borealosaurus

You et al. 2004

Borealosaurus is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of northern China. The type species is Borealosaurus wimani, which was named in 2004.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Borealosaurus
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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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Borealosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Sunjiawan
1
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Borealosaurus wimani 106 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
H. You, Q. Ji, and M. C. Lamanna, J. Li, Y. Li. 2004. A titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur with opsithocoelous caudal vertebrae from the early Late Cretaceous of Liaoning province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 78(4):907-911
Bibliography (1)
H. You, Q. Ji, and M. C. Lamanna, J. Li, Y. Li. 2004. A titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur with opsithocoelous caudal vertebrae from the early Late Cretaceous of Liaoning province, China. Acta Geologica Sinica 78(4):907-911