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Sonorasaurus

Reptilia - Brachiosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Sonorasaurus Ratkevich
1999Sonorasaurus Tidwell et al. p. 30
2003Sonorasaurus Hodnett p. 61A
2005Sonorasaurus Apesteguía p. 257
2007Sonorasaurus Lü et al. p. 174
2009Sonorasaurus You and Li
2011Sonorasaurus Mannion and Calvo
2012Sonorasaurus D'Emic
2012Sonorasaurus D'Emic and Foreman p. 897
2013Sonorasaurus Mannion et al.
2016Sonorasaurus D'Emic et al.
2017Sonorasaurus Mannion et al.
2019Sonorasaurus Mannion et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
RankNameAuthor
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
Titanosauriformes
familyBrachiosauridae
genusSonorasaurus

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.

G. †Sonorasaurus Ratkevich 1998
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Sonorasaurus thompsoni Ratkevich 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
estimateequationreference
 41.9 tons Sauropoda femur circumferenceAnderson et al. 1985
Measurements
partNmean
femur circumference1700.0
fibula circumference1255.0
radius circumference1260.0
tibia circumference1340.0
ulna circumference1310.0

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: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 105.30000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5USA (Arizona) S. sp. (13105)