Irisosaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Irisosaurus (meaning "iridescent lizard" after the iridescent clouds of Yunnan Province, China) is an extinct genus of sauropodiform sauropodomorph dinosaur,[1] from the Fengjiahe Formation of China. The type species, Irisosaurus yimenensis was formally described in 2020.[1][2] It was the sister taxon to Mussaurus.
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Irisosaurus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
Clade: | †Anchisauria |
Genus: | †Irisosaurus Peyre de Fabrègues et al., 2020 |
Type species | |
†Irisosaurus yimenensis Peyre de Fabrègues et al., 2020 |
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