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Sanpasaurus[edit]

I've read that Upchurch (1995) considers Sanpasaurus a basal sauropod (see also thesis by Philip Mannion). Would it make sense to admit that Sanpasaurus is a valid basal sauropod and not a chimera rather than wait for better material from the Sanpasaurus type horizon?

Upchurch, P. 1995. The evolutionary history of sauropod dinosaurs. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, London, B, 349:365-390.68.4.61.168 (talk) 02:21, 17 October 2011 (UTC)Vahe Demirjian[reply]