Musankwa

Musankwa is an extinct genus of massopodan sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Late Triassic (Norian) Pebbly Arkose Formation of Zimbabwe.

The specimen consists of an articulated partial right leg, including the femur, tibia, and astragalus, in addition to associated unidentifiable bone fragments.

[1] The Musankwa fossil material was mentioned in a 2020 review of the Upper Karoo Group's geology and paleontology, where it was preliminarily identified as belonging to a non-dinosaurian archosauromorph.

[3] In 2024, Barrett et al. described Musankwa sanyatiensis as a new genus and species of basal sauropodomorph based on these fossil remains.

Riojasaurus Sarahsaurus Ngwevu Massospondylus carinatus Leyesaurus Adeopapposaurus Coloradisaurus Lufengosaurus Glacialisaurus Yunnanosaurus huangi Xingxiulong Chuxiongosaurus Jingshanosaurus Sauropodiformes

Geographical, stratigraphic, and sedimentological details of the Musankwa discovery, including the holotype in situ (E)