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eassessment of Aeolosaurus maximus, a titanosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Southeastern Brazi

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Author(s):
Silva Junior, Julian C. G. [1, 2] ; Martinelli, Agustin G. [3, 2] ; Iori, V, Fabiano ; Marinho, Thiago S. [2, 4] ; Hechenleitner, E. Martin [5, 6] ; Langer, Max C. [1]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Lab Paleontol Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Triangulo Mineiro, Ctr Pesquisas Paleontol Llewellyn Ivor Price, Peiropolis, MG - Brazil
[3] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Museo Argentino Ciencias Nat Bernardino Rivadavia, Secc Paleontol Vertebrados, Buenos Aires, DF - Argentina
[4] Univ Fed Triangulo Mineiro, Inst Ciencias Exatas Nat & Educ, Dept Ciencias Biol, Uberaba, MG - Brazil
[5] UNLaR, CONICET, UNCa, SEGEMAR, Ctr Reg Invest Cient & Transferencia Tecn, Anillaco, La Rioja - Argentina
[6] DACEFyN UNLaR, Inst Biol Conservac & Paleobiol IBICOPA, La Rioja - Argentina
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: HISTORICAL BIOLOGY; v. 34, n. 3, p. 403-411, MAR 4 2022.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Aeolosaurus is a late Cretaceous Titanosaur genus with two species discovered in Argentina and one in Brazil. Although the allocation of the Argentinean Aeolosaurus seems unequivocal, that is not the case for the Brazilian species Aeolosaurus maximus since several authors questioned its positioning into this genus, based on both anatomical and phylogenetic data. The revision of the diagnosis of Ae. maximus, with the proposition of a new autapomorphy, corroborates the anatomical uniqueness and our phylogenetic analysis stresses that the relation of Ae. maximus to the Argentinean Aeolosaurus is uncertain. Based upon that, we propose a new genus, Arrudatitan, to accommodate the Brazilian taxon. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/21094-7 - Meta-analytical phylogenetic review and biogeography of Titanosauriformes (Sauropoda, Dinosauria)
Grantee:Julian Cristian Gonçalves da Silva Junior
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate