Karongasaurus

<i>Karongasaurus</i>

Karongasaurus

Extinct genus of dinosaurs

Karongasaurus (meaning Karonga lizard) is a genus of titanosaur sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. The type species, K. gittelmani, was described by Elizabeth Gomani in 2005.[1]

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Discovery and naming

The holotype (specimen Mal-175), consisting solely of part of a lower mandible and twenty isolated teeth, were found in the Dinosaur Beds of Malawi between 1987 and 1992. Karongasaurus was the first dinosaur named in a publication that was published solely online;[1] Karongasaurus gittelmani was named and described by Gomani (2005).[1][2]

Description

The mandible of Karongasaurus is U-shaped in dorsal view and the teeth are described as slender and conical in shape, being more cylindrical than those of Malawisaurus.[1]

Classification

Gomani (2005) placed Karongasaurus within Titanosauria.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Gomani, E. M. (2005). Sauropod Dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of Malawi, Africa. Palaeontologia Electronica Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 37pp.
  2. [2]
    Dinosaur Mailing List entry which announces the genus



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