Ferganasaurus
| Ferganasaurus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Sauropodomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Sauropoda |
| Genus: | Ferganasaurus |
| Species: | F. verzilini |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferganasaurus verzilini Alifanov & Averianov, 2003 | |
Ferganasaurus was a genus of dinosaur first formally described in 2003 by Alifanov and Averianov. The type species is Ferganasaurus verzilini. It was a sauropod similar to Rhoetosaurus. The fossils were discovered in 1966 in Kyrgyzstan and date to the Callovian stage of the Middle Jurassic.
References
- http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/dinobase/Yrs2000.html
- http://www.courier.com.ru/priroda/pr1003new_31.htm
- Eusauropoda page
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