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A new sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Pebbly Arkose Formation (Upper Triassic: Norian) of Kariba, Zimbabwe

Barrett, P. M.; Botha, J.; Sciscio, L.; Stuart, B. P.; Lovegrove, J.; Munyikwa, D.; Zondo, M.; Broderick, T. J.; Edwards, S. F.; Mbambo, E.; Chapelle, K. E. J.; Dollman, K. N.; Tolan, S.; Choiniere, J. N. (2026)

Citation

Barrett, P. M.; Botha, J.; Sciscio, L.; Stuart, B. P.; Lovegrove, J.; Munyikwa, D.; Zondo, M.; Broderick, T. J.; Edwards, S. F.; Mbambo, E.; Chapelle, K. E. J.; Dollman, K. N.; Tolan, S.; Choiniere, J. N. (2026). A new sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Pebbly Arkose Formation (Upper Triassic: Norian) of Kariba, Zimbabwe. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 24(2): 2678610. Informa UK Limited. doi:10.1080/14772019.2026.2678610

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Cited by genera

  • Jaklapallisaurus

    Recovered a monophyletic Unaysauridae that excludes Jaklapallisaurus.

  • Musango
  • Musankwa

    Recovered Musankwa as the sister taxon of Musango within Unaysauridae.

  • Pradhania

    Recovered Pradhania within Unaysauridae.

  • Xixiposaurus

    Finds Xixiposaurus among the taxa with multiple most parsimonious positions and removes it from the reduced consensus.

Cited by clades

  • Massospondylidae

    Described a new sauropodomorph and recovered Pradhania in a monophyletic Unaysauridae.

  • Unaysauridae

    Expanded Unaysauridae to include Pradhania, Musango and Musankwa while excluding Jaklapallisaurus.