Abydosaurus mcintoshi Chure et al. 2010 (brachiosaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Brachiosauridae

Full reference: D. J. Chure, B. B. Britt, J. A. Whitlock and J. A. Wilson. 2010. First complete sauropod dinosaur skull from the Cretaceous of the Americas and the evolution of sauropod dentition. Naturwissenschaften

Belongs to Abydosaurus according to S. F. Poropat et al. 2023

See also Chure et al. 2010, D'Emic 2012, Kirkland et al. 2016, Saegusa and Tomida 2011, Simón et al. 2018, Sprinkel et al. 2012, Taylor et al. 2011, Tweet et al. 2012 and Winkler et al. 2013

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DINO 16488, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is DNM 16, Dinosaur National Monument, which is in a Cenomanian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at DNM 16, Dinosaur National Monument

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