Tapuiasaurus

Ta-pu-e-ah-sore-us.
By Emily Green
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Green, E. (2013, February 2). Tapuiasaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/tapuiasaurus/

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Name

Tapuiasaurus ‭(‬Tapuia lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ta-pu-e-ah-sore-us.

Named By

Hussam Zaher,‭ ‬Diego Pol,‭ ‬Alberto B.‭ ‬Carvalho,‭ ‬Paulo M.‭ ‬Nascimento,‭ ‬Claudio Riccomini,‭ ‬Peter Larson,‭ ‬Rub�n Juarez-Valieri,‭ ‬Ricardo Pires-Domingues,‭ ‬Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr.‭ & ‬Di�genes de Almeida Campos‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬macedoi‭

Size

‭R‬oughly estimated at about‭ ‬13‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

‬Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Quiric� Formation.

Time Period

Aptian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Almost complete skull and some partial postcranial skeletal remains.

In Depth

       One of the smaller South American titanosaurs,‭ ‬Tapuiasaurus is also one of the few titanosaur genera where skull fossils are also known.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A Complete Skull of an Early Cretaceous Sauropod and the Evolution of Advanced Titanosaurians.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS ONE‭ ‬6‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬e16663.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Hussam Zaher,‭ ‬Diego Pol,‭ ‬Alberto B.‭ ‬Carvalho,‭ ‬Paulo M.‭ ‬Nascimento,‭ ‬Claudio Riccomini,‭ ‬Peter Larson,‭ ‬Rub�n Juarez-Valieri,‭ ‬Ricardo Pires-Domingues,‭ ‬Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr.‭ & ‬Di�genes de Almeida Campos‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011. – The skull of the titanosaur Tapuiasaurus macedoi (Dinosauria: Sauropoda), a basal titanosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. – Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. – J. A. Wilson, D. Pol, A. B. Carvalho & H. Zaher – 2016.

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