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Atsinganosaurus velauciensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Atsinganosaurus velauciensis was named by Garcia et al. (2010). Its type specimen is VBN.93.01.a-d, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Velaux-La Bastide Neuve, which is in a Campanian fluvial claystone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Dutour and Tortosa p. 89
2010Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Garcia et al. p. 270 figs. 2-6
2010Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Le Loeuff p. 50
2011Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Saegusa and Tomida p. 257
2012Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Díez Díaz et al. p. 626
2012Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Díez Díaz et al. p. 271
2012Atsinganosaurus velauciencis Vila et al. p. 29
2013Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Díez Díaz et al. p. 147
2014Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Díez Díaz et al. p. 285
2015Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Cerda et al. p. 14
2017Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Godefroit et al. p. 1
2020Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Cavin et al. p. 3
2020Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Páramo et al. p. 370
2021Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Díez Díaz et al. p. 2998

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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()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Macronaria
Titanosauriformes
Titanosauria
Lithostrotia
superfamilySaltasauroideaPowell 1992
Diamantinasauria
Lirainosaurinae
genusAtsinganosaurus
speciesvelauciensis

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.

Atsinganosaurus velauciensis Garcia et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Garcia et al. 2010 A slender titanosaurid which is characterized by a combination of characters that differentiates it from other European Late Cretaceous taxa (Lirainosaurus, Ampelosaurus and Magyasaurus). Shares with Malawisaurus the anterior cervical vertebrae without marked pleurocoels, the posterior dorsal vertebrae with an accessory lamina connecting the posterior centro- diapophyseal and postzygodiapophyseal laminae, and the amphiplatyan to slightly opisthocoelous distal caudals. Other features include teeth with cylindrical root and slightly spatulate crown, with the labial face slightly convex and the lingual face concave; absence of hyposphene- hypantrum articulation in posterior dorsal vertebrae; coracoid foramen equidistant from the dorsal and ventral margins of the coracoid; sacrum with five opisthocoelous fused vertebrae, with pleurocoels present only on the first vertebra; strongly procoelous anterior caudal vertebrae; dorsal edge of the scapular blade perpendicular to the proxi- mal expansion of the scapula; distal end of the humerus very slightly transversely expanded.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Atsinganosaurus velauciensis (type locality: 220134)