Menucocelsior

Men-u-co-sel-se-or.
By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2012, July 29). Menucocelsior. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/menucocelsior/

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Name

Menucocelsior ‭(‬the taller one from Salitral Ojo del Agua‭)‬.

Phonetic

Men-u-co-sel-se-or.

Named By

M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Rolando,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Garcia Mars�,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Agnol�n,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Motta,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Rodazilla‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Novas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Macronaria,‭ ‬Titanosauria,‭ ‬Eutitanosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬arriagadai‭

Size

Holotype individual roughly estimated to have been about‭ ‬8‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Allen Formation.

Time Period

Mid Campanian/Early Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Menucocelsior is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.

Further reading

-‭ ‬The sauropod record of Salitral Ojo del Agua:‭ ‬An Upper Cretaceous‭ (‬Allen Formation‭) ‬fossiliferous locality from northern Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research.‭ ‬129:‭ ‬105029.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Rolando,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Garcia Mars�,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Agnol�n,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Motta,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Rodazilla‭ & ‬F.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Novas‭ ‬-‭ ‬2022.

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