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Bruhathkayosaurus (/ b r uː ˌ h æ θ k eɪ oʊ ˈ s ɔːr ə s /; meaning "huge-bodied lizard") is a controversial genus of sauropod dinosaur found in the Kallamedu Formation of India.The fragmentary remains were originally described as a theropod, but it was later determined to be a titanosaurian sauropod.
In 2014, the fossilized remains of a previously unknown species of sauropod were discovered in Argentina. [29] The titanosaur, named Patagotitan mayorum, was estimated to have been around 40 m (130 ft) long weighing around 77 t (85 short tons), larger than any other previously found sauropod. The specimens found were remarkably complete ...
Bruhathkayosaurus [5] [6] B. matleyi: ilium and ischium, femur, tibia, radius and part of a vertebra (specifically a platycoelous caudal centrum). Remains no longer exist Initially described as a Theropod, it was reclassified as a Titanosaur. Sauropoda: Indeterminate. [7] [8] "Fragmentary remains." Titanosauria: Indeterminate. [9] Solitary egg ...
More material was found associated with the holotype, but these were not included within the type specimen; [222] originally assigned to the genus Lourinhasaurus before being given its own genus; [222] subjective junior synonym of Supersaurus [16] A digital illustration of several of the holotype vertebrae: Dinodocus mackesoni: NHMUK 14695 [223]
Sauroposeidon (/ ˌ s ɔːr oʊ p oʊ ˈ s aɪ d ən / SOR-o-po-SY-dən; meaning "lizard earthquake god", after the Greek god Poseidon [3] [4]) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur known from several incomplete specimens including a bone bed and fossilized trackways that have been found in the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Texas.
The Ahvaytum fossil material was discovered in 2013 in outcrops of the lower Popo Agie Formation (Garrett's Surprise locality) in west-central Wyoming, United States. [1] [2] The holotype specimen, UWGM 1975, is an isolated left astragalus.
Nesbitt found a number of further potential synapomorphies and discounted a number of synapomorphies previously suggested. ... Bruhathkayosaurus was a titanosaur and ...
In April 2024, Ichthyotitan severnensis was established as a valid shastasaurid taxon and is considered both the largest marine reptile ever discovered and the largest macropredator ever discovered. The Lilstock specimen was estimated to be around 26 metres (85 ft) whilst the Aust specimen was an even more impressive 30 to 35 metres (98 to 115 ...