Astrophocaudia

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By Harper Gray
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Gray, H. (2013, September 21). Astrophocaudia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/astrophocaudia/

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Name

Astrophocaudia ‭(‬Star tail‭)‬.

Phonetic

As-tro-foe-caw-de-ah.

Named By

Michael D.‭ ‬D’Emic‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Somphospondyli.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬slaughteri‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Texas‭ ‬-‭ ‬Trinity Group.

Time Period

Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Astrophocaudia was a genus of sauropod named in‭ ‬2012,‭ ‬and considered to be part of a group of sauropods called the Somphospondyli along with Sauroposeidon.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Revision of the sauropod dinosaurs of the Lower Cretaceous Trinity Group,‭ ‬southern USA,‭ ‬with the description of a new genus,‭ ‬Michael D.‭ ‬D’Emic‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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