Shingopana

Shing-o-pan-e-ah.
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. (2014, November 2). Shingopana. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/shingopana/

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Name

Shingopana ‭(‬wide neck‭)‬.

Phonetic

Shing-o-pan-e-ah.

Named By

E.‭ ‬Gorscak,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬O'Connor,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Roberts‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Stevens‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

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

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬songwensis‭

Size

Estimated up to‭ ‬8‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Tanzania‭ ‬-‭ ‬Galula Formation.

Time Period

Aptian/Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeleton and a partial jaw.

In Depth

       Shingopana is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived in Africa during the Cretaceous.‭ ‬Shingopana is a small genus of titanosaur and one thought to have been similar to the genus Aeolosaurus,‭ ‬though the femur of Shingopana is proportionately shorter than that seen in Aeolosaurus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The second titanosaurian‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Sauropoda‭) ‬from the middle Cretaceous Galula Formation,‭ ‬southwestern Tanzania,‭ ‬with remarks on African titanosaurian diversity.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬37‭(‬4‭)‬:e1343250:1-22.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Gorscak,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬O’Connor,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Roberts‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Stevens‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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