Transylvanosaurus (meaning "lizard from across the forest") is an extinct genus of rhabdodontidornithopod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hateg Basin of Romania. The type species is Transylvanosaurus platycephalus, known from a fragmentary skull.[1]
The holotype specimen, LPB (FGGUB) R.2070, was found in 2007 in the ‘Pui Beds’ in the Bărbat River Valley section of Haţeg Basin, Hunedoara County, Romania. This locality is dated to the middle Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period. It consists of a fragmentary skull, including the articulated basicranium and articulated frontals.[1]
In 2022, Transylvanosaurus platycephalus was described as a new genus and species of rhabdodontid ornithopod dinosaurs by Felix J. Augustin, Dylan Bastiaans, Mihai D. Dumbravă, and Zoltán Csiki-Sava based on these remains. The generic name, "Transylvanosaurus", is derived from the Latin words "trans", meaning "across" and "silva", meaning "forest", and the Greek word "sauros", meaning "lizard" (σαύρος). The generic name references Transylvania, the region that contains the type locality of the genus in the Haţeg Basin . The specific name, "platycephalus", combines the Greek words "platys" (πλατύς), meaning wide, and "kephale" (κεφαλῇ), meaning head, in reference to the unusual width of the skull compared to related taxa.[1]
Classificationedit
In their phylogenetic analyses, Augustin et al. (2022) recovered Transylvanosaurus as a member of the Rhabdodontidae. The cladogram below displays the results of their phylogenetic analyses.[1]
Despite these results, Augustin et al. propose "particularly close relationships" with Rhabdodon based on morphological comparisons.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdeAugustin, Felix J.; Bastiaans, Dylan; Dumbravă, Mihai D.; Csiki-Sava, Zoltán (2022-11-23). "A new ornithopod dinosaur, Transylvanosaurus platycephalus gen. et sp. nov. (Dinosauria: Ornithischia), from the Upper Cretaceous of the Haţeg Basin, Romania" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: e2133610. doi:10.1080/02724634.2022.2133610. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 253964320.
transylvanosaurus, meaning, lizard, from, across, forest, extinct, genus, rhabdodontid, ornithopod, dinosaur, from, late, cretaceous, maastrichtian, hateg, basin, romania, type, species, platycephalus, known, from, fragmentary, skull, temporal, range, late, cr. Transylvanosaurus meaning lizard from across the forest is an extinct genus of rhabdodontid ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian Hateg Basin of Romania The type species is Transylvanosaurus platycephalus known from a fragmentary skull 1 TransylvanosaurusTemporal range Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Clade Dinosauria Clade Ornithischia Clade Ornithopoda Family Rhabdodontidae Genus TransylvanosaurusAugustin et al 2022 Species T platycephalus Binomial name Transylvanosaurus platycephalusAugustin et al 2022Discovery and naming editThe holotype specimen LPB FGGUB R 2070 was found in 2007 in the Pui Beds in the Bărbat River Valley section of Haţeg Basin Hunedoara County Romania This locality is dated to the middle Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period It consists of a fragmentary skull including the articulated basicranium and articulated frontals 1 In 2022 Transylvanosaurus platycephalus was described as a new genus and species of rhabdodontid ornithopod dinosaurs by Felix J Augustin Dylan Bastiaans Mihai D Dumbravă and Zoltan Csiki Sava based on these remains The generic name Transylvanosaurus is derived from the Latin words trans meaning across and silva meaning forest and the Greek word sauros meaning lizard sayros The generic name references Transylvania the region that contains the type locality of the genus in the Haţeg Basin The specific name platycephalus combines the Greek words platys platys meaning wide and kephale kefalῇ meaning head in reference to the unusual width of the skull compared to related taxa 1 Classification editIn their phylogenetic analyses Augustin et al 2022 recovered Transylvanosaurus as a member of the Rhabdodontidae The cladogram below displays the results of their phylogenetic analyses 1 Rhabdodontomorpha Muttaburrasaurus Rhabdodontidae Rhabdodon Transylvanosaurus Mochlodon vorosi Mochlodon suessi Zalmoxes shqiperorum Zalmoxes robustus Despite these results Augustin et al propose particularly close relationships with Rhabdodon based on morphological comparisons 1 References edit a b c d e Augustin Felix J Bastiaans Dylan Dumbravă Mihai D Csiki Sava Zoltan 2022 11 23 A new ornithopod dinosaur Transylvanosaurus platycephalus gen et sp nov Dinosauria Ornithischia from the Upper Cretaceous of the Haţeg Basin Romania PDF Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e2133610 doi 10 1080 02724634 2022 2133610 ISSN 0272 4634 S2CID 253964320 Portals nbsp Dinosaurs nbsp Romania nbsp This article related to ornithopod dinosaurs is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Transylvanosaurus amp oldid 1207224613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
