Name:
Macrocollum
(Long neck).
Phonetic: Mak-ro-col-lum.
Named By: R. T. M�ller, M. C. Langer
& S. Dias-da-Silva - 2018.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Unaysauridae.
Species: M. itaquii (type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: About 3.5 meters long.
Known locations: Brazil - Caturrita Formation.
Time period: Norian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation: Skull and partial post
cranial skeleton.
Macrocollum
is a genus of sauropodomorph
dinosaur that lived in South America
during the late Triassic.
Further reading
- An exceptionally preserved association of complete dinosaur
skeletons reveals the oldest long-necked sauropodomorphs. - Biology
Letters 14:20180633:1-5. - R. T. M�ller, M. C. Langer
& S. Dias-da-Silva - 2018.