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. 2016 Oct 20;4:e2578. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2578

Table 1. Named ‘sauropod’ taxa from the Early Jurassic of China (not including Sanpasaurus).

Taxon Formation and putative age Status as sauropod
Chinshakiangosaurus Fengjiahe formation Tentative
Dong (1992); Upchurch et al. (2007) ?Hettangian
Chuxiongosaurus Lower Lufeng formation Negative
Lü et al. (2010) Hettangian–Sinemurian
‘Damalasaurus’ Duogaila member, Daye Group Unknown
Zhao (1985) ?Lower Jurassic
Gongxianosaurus Dongyuemiao member, Ziliujing formation Tentative
He et al. (1998) ?Toarcian
‘Kunmingosaurus’ Lower Lufeng formation Tentative
Dong (1992) Hettangian–Sinemurian
Tonganosaurus Yimen formation Positive
Li et al. (2010) ?Lower–Middle Jurassic
cf. Eusauropoda Lower Lufeng formation Tentative
Barrett (1999) Hettangian–Sinemurian
‘Zizhongosaurus’ Daanzhai member, Ziliujing formation Positive
Dong, Zhou & Zhang (1983) ?Toarcian/Aalenian–Bajocian