Synonym: Paluxysaurus jonesi Rose 2007
Full reference: M. J. Wedel, R. L. Cifelli, and R. K. Sanders. 2000. Sauropseidon proteles, a new sauropod from the Early Cretaceous of Oklahoma. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(1):109-114
Belongs to Sauroposeidon according to M. D. D'Emic 2013
See also Adams 2015, Calvo et al. 2007, Cerda et al. 2015, D'Emic 2012, D'Emic and Foreman 2012, Li et al. 2014, Naish and Martill 2007, Rose 2007, Royo-Torres et al. 2006, Saegusa and Tomida 2011, Taylor et al. 2011, Upchurch et al. 2004, Wedel et al. 2000, Wedel et al. 2000, Winkler et al. 2013, Woodruff and Foster 2014 and Zhang et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Sauroposeidon proteles: OMNH 53062, a set of vertebrae. Its type locality is Arnold's Bottom, OMNH locality V821, which is in an Aptian/Albian fluvial sandstone/claystone in the Antlers Formation of Oklahoma.
- Paluxysaurus jonesi: FWMSH 93B-10-18, a partial skull (left maxilla with teeth, nasal). Its type locality is Jones Ranch Quarry, SMU Loc. v282, FWMSH 93B-10, which is in an Aptian coarse channel fill sandstone/sandstone in the Twin Mountains Formation of Texas.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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