From tiny Triassic taxa to stupendous "snake-necked" sauropods. We cover eight brand new named dinosaurs—And they are all sauropods (with one sauropodomorph).
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Dinosaur of the day Venenosaurus, a small sauropod whose name means "poison lizard".
In dinosaur news this week:
- A new small sauropodomorph from Zimbabwe, Musango matusadonaensis, that weighed as much as two ostrichesA sauropod in India, Ceratocaudia antiqua, was old for a neosauropod (Early/Mid Jurassic) but also old as an individual (with arthritis)A new small titanosaur from Uruguay, Mesetasaurus protectorA new Moroccan titanosaur, Phosphatotitan khouribgaensis, looked a lot like a miniature PatagotitanThere’s a new Argentinian sauropod, Bicharracosaurus dionidei, the "big animal lizard"A new "snake necked" mamenchisaur from Thailand was named Uragasaurus kalasinensisThe new sauropod Yantaloong lini has an extra pair of “lock and key” joints between its vertebraeThere’s a new enormous titanosauriform, Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, from Thailand with a humerus measuring 1.78m (5ft 10in) tallThe first dinosaur bone found in Antarctica belongs to a titanosaur (although its not complete enough to have a name)
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