Magnamanus

Mag-nam-anus.
By Cassidy Wood
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

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Wood, C. (2016, September 23). Magnamanus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/magnamanus/

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Name

Magnamanus ‭(‬big hand‭)‬.

Phonetic

Mag-nam-anus.

Named By

Carolina Fuentes Vidarte,‭ ‬Manuel Meijide Calvo,‭ ‬Federico Meijide Fuentes‭ & ‬Manuel Meijide Fuentes‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Iguanodontia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬soriaensis‭

Size

Roughly estimated to be about‭ ‬9-10‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Golmayo Formation.

Time Period

Hauterivian/Barremian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skull,‭ ‬jaws,‭ ‬and partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Magnamanus is a genus of iguanodont dinosaur that lived in Spain during‭ ‬the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬The name Magnamanus means‭ ‘‬large hand‭’‬,‭ ‬a reference to the enlarged well developed hands that this dinosaur genus adapted,‭ ‬notably more so than other known iguanodonts.‭ ‬The first individual of Magnamanus was at the time of its naming one of the best and most complete dinosaur skeletons discovered in Spain.‭ ‬This wealth of knowledge has allowed researchers to confidently reconstruct Magnamanus as a large iguanodontid ornithopod dinosaur.

Further Reading

Un nuevo dinosaurio estiracosterno‭ (‬Ornithopoda:‭ ‬Ankylopollexia‭) ‬del Cret�cico Inferior de Espa�a.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Spanish Journal of Palaeontology.‭ ‬31‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬407‭–‬446.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Carolina Fuentes Vidarte,‭ ‬Manuel Meijide Calvo,‭ ‬Federico Meijide Fuentes‭ & ‬Manuel Meijide Fuentes‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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