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Microcoelus
Microcoelus (meaning "small hollow") is a dubious genus of small titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Bajo de la Carpa Formation, Argentina.[1][2] It is known from only a single dorsal vertebra. A left humerus was formerly referred to this species, but it is now considered to belong to Neuquensaurus.[1] This species is considered a nomen dubium.[1]
| Microcoelus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Holotype dorsal vertebra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Clade: | †Macronaria |
| Clade: | †Titanosauria |
| Clade: | †Lithostrotia |
| Family: | †Saltasauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Saltasaurinae |
| Genus: | †Microcoelus Lydekker, 1893 |
| Species: | †M. patagonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Microcoelus patagonicus Lydekker, 1893 | |
It was described by British paleontologist Richard Lydekker in 1893.[3]
References Edit
- ^ a b c A. Otero and M. Reguero. (2013). "Dinosaurs (Reptilia, Archosauria) at Museo de La Plata, Argentina: annotated catalogue of the type material and Antarctic specimens." Palaeontologia Electronica, 16(1): 1–24.
- ^ The Palaeobiology Database
- ^ Lydekker, R. (1893). Contributions to a knowledge of the fossil vertebrates of Argentina. I. — The dinosaurs of Patagonia. Anales del Museo de La Plata. Paleontología Argentina 2: 1–16.