Brachytrachelopan Rauhut et al. 2005 (dicraeosaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Dicraeosauridae

Full reference: O. W. M. Rauhut, K. Remes, R. Fechner, G. Cladera, and P. Puerta. 2005. Discovery of a short-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period of Patagonia. Nature 435:670-672

Parent taxon: Dicraeosauridae according to P. A. Gallina et al. 2019

See also Ibiricu et al. 2012, Ksepka and Norell 2010, Mannion et al. 2012, Mannion et al. 2019, Mateus et al. 2009, Rauhut et al. 2005, Taylor and Naish 2005, Whitlock 2011 and Xu et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Amargasaurus, Amargatitanis, Bajadasaurus, Dicraeosaurus, Dyslocosaurus, Kaatedocus, Lingwulong, Pilmatueia, Smitanosaurus, Suuwassea, Tharosaurus

Subtaxa: Brachytrachelopan mesai

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Cerro Cóndor NE sauropod site (Jurassic of Argentina)

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