Angolatitan adamastor Mateus et al. 2011 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: O. M. Mateus, L. L. Jacobs, A. S. Schulp, M. L. Polcyn, T. S. Tavares, A. B. Neto, M. L. Morais and M. T. Antunes. 2011. Angolatitan adamastor, a new sauropod dinosaur and the first record from Angola. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 83(1):221-233

Belongs to Angolatitan according to O. Mateus et al. 2012

See also D'Emic 2012, Gorscak et al. 2017, Mateus et al. 2011 and Navarro et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MGUANPA-003, a set of limb elements (partial right forelimb including the scapula, humerus, ulna, radius and metacarpals I, III, and IV). Its type locality is Iembe, Tadi, which is in a Coniacian coastal horizon in the Itombe Formation of Angola.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Average measurements (in mm): humerus circumference 432.0, radius circumference 225.0, ulna circumference 270.0

Estimated body mass: 7.18 tons based on humerus circumference

Distribution: found only at Iembe, Tadi

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