Macrocollum itaquii Müller et al. 2018 (sauropodomorph)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Unaysauridae

Full reference: R. T. Müller, M. C. Langer, and S. Dias-da-Silva. 2018. An exceptionally preserved association of complete dinosaur skeletons reveals the oldest long-necked sauropodomorphs. Biology Letters 14:20180633:1-5

Belongs to Macrocollum according to R. T. Müller et al. 2018

See also Moro et al. 2020 and Müller and Garcia 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CAPPA/UFSM 0001a, a skeleton (Almost complete and articulated skeleton). Its type locality is Wachholz site, which is in a Norian crevasse splay sandstone in the Caturrita Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Brazil (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.