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Futalognkosaurus dukei

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Futalognkosaurus dukei was named by Calvo et al. (2007). Its type specimen is MUCPv 323, a set of postcrania, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Futalognko Quarry, Costa Dinosaurio [MUCP], which is in a Turonian/Coniacian channel lag conglomerate/sandstone in the Portezuelo Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Futalognkosaurus dukei Calvo et al. p. 514
2009Futalognkosaurus dukei González Riga et al. p. 239
2009Futalognkosaurus dukei González Riga et al. p. 141
2011Futalognkosaurus dukei Filippi et al. p. 10
2011Futalognkosaurus dukei Gallina p. 239 fig. 4
2011Futalognkosaurus dukei Molnar p. 306
2011Futalognkosaurus dukei Navarrete et al. p. 11
2011Futalognkosaurus dukei Porfiri et al. p. 111
2012Futalognkosaurus dukei Candeiro and Harris p. 74
2012Futalognkosaurus dukei Mannion and Otero p. 634
2012Futalognkosaurus dukei Soto et al. p. 74
2013Futalognkosaurus dukei Poropat p. 112
2014Futalognkosaurus dukei González Riga and Ortiz David p. 7
2014Futalognkosaurus dukei Woodruff and Foster p. 216
2015Futalognkosaurus dukei Filippi p. 21
2015Futalognkosaurus dukei de Jesus Faria et al. p. 156
2016Futalognkosaurus dukei Salisbury et al. p. 125
2016Futalognkosaurus dukei Ullmann and Lacovara p. 1
2017Futalognkosaurus dukei Gorscak et al. p. 16
2019Futalognkosaurus dukei Wilson et al. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Sauropoda()
—Gravisauria
—Eusauropoda
—Neosauropoda
—Macronaria
—Titanosauriformes
—Titanosauria
—Colossosauria
—Lognkosauria
genusFutalognkosaurus
speciesdukei

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Futalognkosaurus dukei Calvo et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. O. Calvo et al. 2007Neurapophyses of the atlas laminar and quadrangular, posteriorly directed; neural spine of the axis high, triangular; posterior border of the neural spine on middle cervical elements concave; ventral depression between parapophyses on middle cervical centra; anterior dorsal vertebrae with horizontal and aliform diapophysis; pre- and postzygapophyses of anterior dorsal vertebrae horizontal; first caudal vertebra with prespinal lamina bifurcated on its base forming two small infraprespinal laminae; supraspinal cavity in first caudal vertebra bordered by the prespinal and lateral laminae; 2nd and 3rd sacral ribs fused; wide and well developed iliac peduncle on ischia (CALVO et al., 2007).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: oviparousg
Dispersal: direct/internalg
Dispersal 2: mobileg
Created: 2007-10-04 07:22:45
Modified: 2007-10-04 09:22:45
Source: g = genus, infrao = infraorder
References: Marsh 1875, Calvo et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Coniacian or 93.50000 to 85.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Argentina (Neuquén) Titanosauridae indet. (type locality: 49415)