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'''''Sanpasaurus''''' ("Sanpa lizard") is the name given to the mixed-up fossils of [[sauropod]] and [[ornithopod]] dinosaurs from the Middle [[Jurassic]]. The type species, ''S. yaoi'', was described by Young, in 1944. It is a [[nomen dubium]]. A second species assigned to the genus, ''S. imperfectus'', is also considered nomen dubium. Parts of the fossils belong to animals from different genera, and as it now stands, ''Sanpasaurus'' is invalid. |
'''''Sanpasaurus''''' ("Sanpa lizard") is the name given to the mixed-up fossils of [[sauropod]] and [[ornithopod]] dinosaurs from the Middle [[Jurassic]]. The type species, ''S. yaoi'', was described by Young, in 1944. It is a [[nomen dubium]]. A second species assigned to the genus, ''S. imperfectus'', is also considered '''[[nomen dubium]'''. Parts of the fossils belong to animals from different genera, and as it now stands, ''Sanpasaurus'' is invalid. |
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Revision as of 02:24, 31 March 2006
Sanpasaurus ("Sanpa lizard") is the name given to the mixed-up fossils of sauropod and ornithopod dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic. The type species, S. yaoi, was described by Young, in 1944. It is a nomen dubium. A second species assigned to the genus, S. imperfectus, is also considered [[nomen dubium]. Parts of the fossils belong to animals from different genera, and as it now stands, Sanpasaurus is invalid.