Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Dreadnoughtus

In this paper, a new and gigantic titanosaur, Dreadnoughtus schrani, from Upper Cretaceous sediments in southern Patagonia (Argentina) is described. Represented by approximately 70% of the postcranial skeleton, plus craniodental remains, Dreadnoughtus is one of the most complete giant titanosaur yet discovered, and provides new insight into the morphology and evolutionary history of these colossal animals. 

Scientific Paper

Lacovara et al. 2014. A gigantic, exceptionally complete titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from Sourthern Patagonia, Argentina. Scientific Reports 4, article number 6196. 
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep06196


Additional information:

 http://www.tharkibo.com/kenlacovara/

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/04/battleship-beast-colossal-dinosaur-skeleton-found-patagonia-argentina-dreadnoughtus-schrani

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-gigantic-dinosaur-fossil-dreadnoughtus-20140903-story.html

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