Klamelisaurus
Encyclopedia
Klamelisaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur
from the Middle Jurassic
. It was a sauropod similar to Bellusaurus
, of which it may actually be an adult specimen. It was found in the Gobi desert
of Asia
.
The type species, K. gobiensis, was described by Zhao Xijin
in 1993 from the Shishugou Formation
.
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
from the Middle Jurassic
Jurassic
The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by...
. It was a sauropod similar to Bellusaurus
Bellusaurus
Bellusaurus was a small short-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic which measured about long...
, of which it may actually be an adult specimen. It was found in the Gobi desert
Gobi Desert
The Gobi is a large desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the Altai Mountains and the grasslands and steppes of Mongolia on the north, by the Hexi Corridor and Tibetan Plateau to the...
of Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
The type species, K. gobiensis, was described by Zhao Xijin
Zhao Xijin
Zhao Xijin is a Chinese paleontologist. He is notable for having named numerous dinosaurs. He is currently a professor at Beijing's Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology.-Career:...
in 1993 from the Shishugou Formation
Shishugou Formation
The Shishugou Formation is a geological formation in Xinjiang, China, whose strata date back to the Late Jurassic period. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation....
.