Pilmatueia

Pil-mah-tew-e-ah.
By Claire Morris
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Morris, C. (2014, August 7). Pilmatueia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/pilmatueia/

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Name

Pilmatueia ‭(‬named after Pilmatu�‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pil-mah-tew-e-ah.

Named By

R.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Coria,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Windholz,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Currie‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Dicraeosauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬faundezi‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mulichinco Formation.

Time Period

Valanginian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains such as vertebrae.

In Depth

       Pilmatueia is a genus of dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Analysis of known vertebrae of Pilmatueia show enlarged neural spines which have led to the idea that Pilmatueia would have been similar to the much better known Amargasaurus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new dicraeosaurid sauropod from the Lower Cretaceous‭ (‬Mulichinco Formation,‭ ‬Valanginian,‭ ‬Neuqu�n Basin‭) ‬of Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research‭ ‬93:33-48.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Coria,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Windholz,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ortega‭ & ‬P.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Currie‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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