| Fusuisaurus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Clade: | †Macronaria |
| Clade: | †Titanosauriformes |
| Genus: | †Fusuisaurus Moet al., 2006 |
| Species: | †F. zhaoi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Fusuisaurus zhaoi Moet al., 2006 | |
Fusuisaurus (meaning "Fusui lizard" from the name of the county where it was discovered) is a genus ofsauropoddinosaur from theEarly Cretaceous ofChina.Fragmentary postcranial remains of this animal have been discovered in 2001 in theXinlong Formation of Guangxi, and consist of the left ilium, left pubis, anterior caudals, most of the dorsal ribs, and distal end of the left femur. This sauropod has been described as a basaltitanosauriform. Thetype species isF. zhaoi, named in honour of Chinese paleontologistZhao Xijin.[1]
In 2016,Gregory S. Paul gave a length of 22 metres (72 feet) and a weight of 35 tonnes (39 short tons).[2] This sauropod was a very large animal, as its humerus was 183.5 centimetres (72.2 inches) long. Despite this, it is relatively light in body mass.[3]
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