RUIXINIA
a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Liaoning, China.
Pronunciation: roo-eh-sheen
Meaning: for Ruixin (Zhang)
Author/s: Mo
et al. (
2022)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Liaoning, China
Discovery Chart Position: #1069
Ruixinia zhangi
(for Ruixin Zhang)Etymology
Ruixinia and its
species epithet,
zhangi, both honour Ruixin Zhang, a benefactor of the Erlianhaote Dinosaur Museum.
ZooBank registry:
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:3AADBF0B-E254-42DE-B26F-616E58D11B6A.
Discovery
The remains of
Ruixinia were discovered in the Yixian Formation at Batuyingzi, Beipiao, Liaoning Province, northeastern China.
The
holotype (ELDM EL-J009) is a nearly complete vertebral column, a few ribs, three-dozen chevrons, and a partial pelvis and left leg.
Behind
Dongbeititan dongi and
Liaoningotitan sinensis,
Ruixinia is the third sauropod known from China's Jehol Biota.
Preparators
LS Xiang and RF Chao.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian
Age range: 125 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 12 meters
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
References
• Wang X, You H, Meng Q, Gao C, Cheng X and Liu J (2007) "
Dongbeititan dongi, the first sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Jehol Group of western Liaoning Province, China".
Acta Geologica Sinica. 8(6): 911-916.
• Pan Y, Sha J, Zhou Z and Fürsich FT (2013) "The Jehol Biota: Definition and distribution of exceptionally preserved relicts of a continental Early Cretaceous ecosystem".
Cretaceous Research, 44: 30-38. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2013.03.007.
• Zhou C-F, Wu W-H, Sekiya T and Dong Z-M (2018) "A new titanosauriformes dinosaur from Jehol Biota of western Liaoning, China".
Global Geology, 37(2): 327-333. [Liaoningotitan sinesis.]
• Mo J, Ma F, Yu Y and Xu X (2022) "A New Titanosauriform Sauropod with An Unusual Tail from the Lower Cretaceous of Northeastern China".
Cretaceous Research, 144: 105449. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105449.
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