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Melanorosaurus thabanensis  Gauffre, 1993

Just got a copy of the article this new dinosaur is sited:

Gauffre, 1993. "The most recent Melanorosauridae (Saurischia, 
     Prosauropoda), Lower Jurassic of Lesotho, with remarks on the 
     prosauropod phylogeny".  Neue Jb.Geol.Palaont.Mh.  Nov.1993 pp.648-654.


Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Prosauropoda, Melanorosauridae
location: Africa, Lesotho, Thabana-Morena site
horizon: Upper Elliott Formation, Upper Red Beds
age: early Jurassic, Hettangian-Pliensbachian
material: isolated complete right femur

type: MNHN LES-16
etymology: (specific name) from Thabana



---John Schneiderman (dino@revelation.unomaha.edu)