A new titanosaur sauropod from the Atacama Desert, Chile.

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Nominativo AutoriKELLNER A.W.A., RUBILAR-ROGERS D., VARGAS A., SUÁREZ M.
Anno2011
TitoloA new titanosaur sauropod from the Atacama Desert, Chile.
RivistaAN.ACAD.BRASIL CIENC.
Edizione2011
Serie Volume83(1): 211-219
IllustrazioniFIGG. 4
Parole chiave / Key words Paleontologia, Vertebrata, Dinosauri, Cretaceous, Titanosauria, Titanosauridae, Atacamatitan chilensis.
Riassunto / AbstractPartial remains of a titanosaur sauropod collected in the Tolar Formation (Upper Cretaceous) at the Atacama Desert (Antofagasta Region), northern Chile, is described, and a new species, Atacamatitan chilensis gen. et sp. nov., is erected. The material consists mainly of dorsal and caudal vertebrae, part of a humerus and a femur. The presence of a titanosaur confirms the Cretaceous age for the outcrops of red sandstone of the Tolar Formation whose age was previously uncertain, ranging from the Upper Cretaceous to the Paleocene. The new specimen represents the most complete dinosaur reported for this region and one of the most complete titanosaur known from Chile and the pacific margin of South America so far.
Note GeograficheChile, Antofagasta Region, El Loa Province, Atacama Desert, Conchi Viejo. Tolar Formation.

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