Algoasaurus
| Algoasaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
| Femur, vertebra and scapula (holotype) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Clade: | †Neosauropoda |
| Genus: | †Algoasaurus Broom, 1904 |
| Species: | †A. bauri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Algoasaurus bauri Broom, 1904 | |
Algoasaurus (/ælˌɡoʊ.əˈsɔːrəs/; "Algoa Bay reptile") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Berriasian-early Valanginian-age Early Cretaceous Upper Kirkwood Formation of Cape Province, South Africa, specifically near a town called Despatch. Only one species, A. bauri, is known.