Savannasaurus

Sa-van-nah-sore-us.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Savannasaurus ‭(‬Savanna lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sa-van-nah-sore-us.

Named By

S.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Poropat,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Mannion,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Upchurch,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Hocknull,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Kear,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Kundr�t,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Tischler,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Sloan,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Sinapius,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Elliott‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Elliott‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬elliottorum‭

Size

Roughly estimated at‭ ‬15‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Australia,‭ ‬Queensland‭ ‬-‭ ‬Winton Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian/early Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Disarticulated partial skeleton.

In Depth

       Savannasaurus is a genus of titanosaur that lived in Australia doing the Cretaceous.‭ ‬Hailing from the Winton Formation of Queensland,‭ ‬Savannasaurus would have been in the same habitat as other dinosaurs such as Diamantinasaurus,‭ ‬Austrosaurus and Wintonotitan.‭ ‬Savannasaurus seems to have been quite similar to Diamantinasaurus in form.‭ ‬Possible predatory threats to Savannasaurus include megaraptorans such as Australovenator,‭ ‬though they were perhaps more of a threat to younger and smaller juveniles.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Australian sauropods shed light on Cretaceous dinosaur palaeobiogeography.‭ ‬-Scientific Reports‭ ‬6:34467:1-12.‭ ‬-‭ ‬S.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Poropat,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Mannion,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Upchurch,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Hocknull,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Kear,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Kundr�t,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Tischler,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Sloan,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Sinapius,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Elliott‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Elliott‭ ‬-‭ ‬2016.

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