Tendaguria

Ten-dah-gu-re-ah.
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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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Name

Tendaguria ‭(‬Tendaguru one‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ten-dah-gu-re-ah.

Named By

J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬W.-D.‭ ‬Heinrich‭ ‬& R.‭ ‬Wild‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauriformes,‭ ‬Somphospondyli.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬tanzaniensis

Size

Uncertain because only known from a few vertebrae,‭ ‬but estimated at about‭ ‬20‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Tanzania‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tendaguru Formation.

Time Period

Tithonian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Only vertebrae.

In Depth

       Tendaguria is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lined in Africa during the late Jurassic.‭ ‬At the time of writing Tendaguria is only known from a few vertebrae,‭ ‬but analysis of this show a similarity to the Australian Wintonotitan.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Review of Janenschia Wild,‭ ‬with the description of a new sauropod from the Tendaguru beds of Tanzania and a discussion on the systematic value of procoelous caudal vertebrae in the Sauropoda.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontographica Abteilung A‭ ‬256‭(‬1-3‭)‬:25-76.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬W.-D.‭ ‬Heinrich,‭ ‬and R.‭ ‬Wild‭ ‬-‭ ‬2000.

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