Panamericansaurus

Pan-ah-meh-re-can-sore-us.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2013, February 10). Panamericansaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/panamericansaurus/

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Name

Panamericansaurus ‭(‬Pan American Energy‭ ‬Co lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pan-ah-meh-re-can-sore-us.

Named By

J.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Calvo & J.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Porfiri‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

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

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬schroederi‭

Size

Estimated to be about‭ ‬11‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Allen Formation.

Time Period

Campanian/Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Humerus‭ (‬upper fore limb bone‭)‬,‭ ‬several vertebrae and partial ribs.

In Depth

       Named after the Pan American Energy‭ ‬Co.‭ ‬which funded the work that led to the naming of this titanosaurian dinosaur,‭ ‬Panamericansaurus seems to have been a close relative to the genera Aeolosaurus,‭ ‬Pitekunsaurus and Gondwanatitan,‭ ‬and hence is included within the aeolosaurid titanosaurs with them.

Further Reading

Further reading -‭ ‬Panamericansaurus schroederi gen.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬Un nuevo Sauropoda‭ (‬Titanosauridae-Aeolosaurini‭) ‬de la Provincia del Neuqu�n,‭ ‬Cret�cico Superior de Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina‭ [‬Panamericansaurus schroederi gen.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬A new Sauropoda‭ (‬Titanosauridae-Aeolosaurini‭) ‬from Neuqu�n Province,‭ ‬Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina‭]‬.‭ ‬Brazilian Geographical Journal:‭ ‬Geosciences and Humanities Research Medium‭ ‬1:100-115‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Calvo and J.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Porfiri‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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