A revision of Sanpasaurus yaoi Young, 1944 from the Early Jurassic of China, and its relevance to the early evolution of Sauropoda (Dinosauria)
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| 作者 | McPhee, Blair W.1,2; Upchurch, Paul3; Mannion, Philip D.4; Sullivan, Corwin5; Butler, Richard J.1,6; Barrett, Paul M.1,7 |
| 刊名 | PEERJ
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| 出版日期 | 2016-10-20 |
| 卷号 | 4 |
| 关键词 | Early Jurassic China Middle Jurassic Sauropoda Eusauropoda 'tulcanodontidae' |
| DOI | 10.7717/peerj.2578 |
| 文献子类 | Article |
| 英文摘要 | The Early Jurassic of China has long, been recognized for its diverse array of sauropodomorph dinosaurs. However, the contribution of this record to our understanding of early sauropod evolution is complicated by a dearth of information on important transitional taxa. We present a revision of the poorly known taxon Sanpasaurus yaoi Young. 1944 from the late Early Jurassic Ziliujing Formation of Sichuan Province, southwest China. Initially described as the remains of an ornithopod ornithischian, we demonstrate that the material catalogued as IVPP V156 is unambiguously referable to Sauropoda. Although represented by multiple individuals of equivocal association, Sanpasaurus is nonetheless diagnosable with respect to an autapomorphic feature of the holotypic dorsal vertebral series. Additional material thought to be collected from the type locality is tentatively referred to Sanpasaurus. If correctly attributed, a second autapomorphy is present in a referred humerus. The presence of a dorsoventrally compressed pedal ungual in Sanpasaurus is of particular interest, with taxa possessing this typically `vulcanodontid' character exhibiting a much broader geographic distribution than previously thought. Furthermore, the association of this trait with other features ofI Sanpasaurus that are broadly characteristic of basal eusauropods underscores the mosaic nature of the early sauropod-eusauropod transition. Our revision of Sanpasaurus has palaeobiogeographic implications for Early Jurassic sauropods, with evidence that the group maintained a cosmopolitan Pangaean distribution. |
| WOS关键词 | PHYLOGENETIC-RELATIONSHIPS ; YUNNAN PROVINCE ; SOUTH-AFRICA ; ANATOMY ; QUADRUPEDALISM ; MELANOROSAURUS ; CETIOSAURUS ; OSTEOLOGY ; INDIA |
| WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000385821100009 |
| 资助机构 | DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences ; NRF African Origins Platform(98800) ; University of the Witwatersrand ; NRF IRG China/South Africa Research Cooperation Programme(95449) ; Marie Curie Career Integration Grant(PCIG14-GA-2013-630123) ; National Geographic Research Wait(W421) ; Royal Society ; Earth Sciences Departmental Investment Fund (NHM) |
| 源URL | [http://124.16.247.212/handle/311034/7540]  |
| 专题 | 古脊椎动物与古人类研究所_图书馆1 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Univ Witwatersrand, Evolutionary Studies Inst, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 2.Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Geosci, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 3.UCL, Dept Earth Sci, London, England 4.Imperial Coll London, Dept Earth Sci & Engn, London, England 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing, Peoples R China 6.Univ Birmingham, Sch Geog Earth & Environm Sci, Birmingham, W Midlands, England 7.Nat Hist Museum, Dept Earth Sci, London, England |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | McPhee, Blair W.,Upchurch, Paul,Mannion, Philip D.,et al. A revision of Sanpasaurus yaoi Young, 1944 from the Early Jurassic of China, and its relevance to the early evolution of Sauropoda (Dinosauria)[J]. PEERJ,2016,4. |
| APA | McPhee, Blair W.,Upchurch, Paul,Mannion, Philip D.,Sullivan, Corwin,Butler, Richard J.,&Barrett, Paul M..(2016).A revision of Sanpasaurus yaoi Young, 1944 from the Early Jurassic of China, and its relevance to the early evolution of Sauropoda (Dinosauria).PEERJ,4. |
| MLA | McPhee, Blair W.,et al."A revision of Sanpasaurus yaoi Young, 1944 from the Early Jurassic of China, and its relevance to the early evolution of Sauropoda (Dinosauria)".PEERJ 4(2016). |
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