A new gigantic titanosaurian sauropod from the early Late Cretaceous of Patagonia (Neuquén Province, Argentina) [PDF]
A new gigantic titanosaur Bustingorrytitan shiva gen. et sp. nov. is described. The four specimens upon which this species is erected come from Neuquén Province, Argentina, from levels of the Huincul Formation (Cenomanian).
MARÍA EDITH SIMÓN, LEONARDO SALGADO
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Novel pneumatic features in the ribs of the sauropod dinosaur Brachiosaurus altithorax [PDF]
Pneumatic dorsal ribs are known for many sauropods, but to date costal pneumaticity has received relatively little attention. In particular, the pneumatic ribs of the holotype specimen of Brachiosaurus altithorax have been largely overlooked, although ...
MICHAEL P. TAYLOR, MATHEW J. WEDEL
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A new juvenile sauropod specimen from the Middle Jurassic Dongdaqiao Formation of East Tibet [PDF]
Jurassic strata are widely distributed in the eastern part of Tibet Autonomous Region, and have yielded many dinosaur bones. However, none of these specimens has been studied extensively, and some remain unprepared. Here we provide a detailed description
Xianyin An +8 more
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Ichnogeneric classification of sauropod trackways is determined using qualitative and quantitative descriptions of morphological parameters. More recently, the validity of several of these parameters has been called into question (e.g., trackway gauge ...
Lara Sciscio +4 more
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Histological evidence for a supraspinous ligament in sauropod dinosaurs [PDF]
Supraspinous ossified rods have been reported in the sacra of some derived sauropod dinosaurs. Although different hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origin of this structure, histological evidence has never been provided to support or reject ...
Ignacio A. Cerda +3 more
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Dinosaur locomotion and biomechanics, especially of their pelvic girdles and hindlimbs, have been analyzed in numerous studies. However, detailed volumetric musculoskeletal models of their tails are rarely developed.
Verónica Díez Díaz +6 more
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New specimens of Baurutitan britoi and a taxonomic reassessment of the titanosaur dinosaur fauna (Sauropoda) from the Serra da Galga Formation (Late Cretaceous) of Brazil [PDF]
The description of new titanosaur specimens unearthed from deposits of the Serra da Galga Formation (Bauru Group, Late Cretaceous) at the BR-262 site, near Peirópolis (Uberaba, Minas Gerais State, Brazil), sheds light on the taxonomy of two taxa ...
Julian C. G. Silva Junior +4 more
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Bite and tooth marks on sauropod dinosaurs from the Morrison Formation [PDF]
Tooth-marked bones provide important evidence for feeding choices made by extinct carnivorous animals. In the case of the dinosaurs, most bite traces are attributed to the large and robust osteophagous tyrannosaurs, but those of other large carnivores ...
Roberto Lei +5 more
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A diverse Late Cretaceous vertebrate tracksite from the Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia [PDF]
The Upper Cretaceous ‘upper’ Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia is world famous for hosting Dinosaur Stampede National Monument at Lark Quarry Conservation Park, a somewhat controversial tracksite that preserves thousands of tridactyl dinosaur ...
Stephen F. Poropat +7 more
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Taxonomic and stratigraphic update of the material historically attributed to Megalosaurus from Portugal [PDF]
The first paleontological works on Mesozoic vertebrates from Portugal, carried out from the end of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, provided the discovery of significant collections of vertebrate fossils.
Elisabete Malafaia +4 more
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