Diamantinasaurus matildae Hocknull et al. 2009 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: S. A. Hocknull, M. A. White, T. R. Tischler, A. G. Cook, N. D. Calleja, T. Sloan, and D. A. Elliot. 2009. New mid-Cretaceous (latest Albian) dinosaurs from Winton, Queensland, Australia. PLoS ONE 4(7):e6190: 1-51

Belongs to Diamantinasaurus according to S. L. Beeston et al. 2024

See also D'Emic 2012, Frauenfelder et al. 2021, Gorscak et al. 2017, Grellet-Tinner et al. 2011, Hocknull et al. 2009, Molnar 2011, Molnar 2011, Navarro et al. 2022, Poropat et al. 2023, Poropat et al. 2021, Poropat et al. 2020, Poropat et al. 2023, Poropat et al. 2015, Poropat et al. 2021, Rigby et al. 2021, Salisbury et al. 2016, Tschopp and Mateus 2013, White et al. 2013 and White et al. 2012

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: AODF 0603, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Matilda Site, Elderslie Station (AODL 0085), which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian fine channel fill claystone/sandstone in the Winton Formation of Australia.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Australia (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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