Tastavinsaurus

Tastavinsaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur belonging to the Titanosauriformes. It is based on a partial skeleton from the Early Cretaceous Xert Formation of Spain. The type species is Tastavinsaurus sanzi, named in honor of the Rio Tastavins in Spain and Spanish paleontologist José Luis Sanz.[1] Tastavinsaurus sanzi is known from two specimens, one from the Xert Formation and one from the Forcall Formation.[2] Tastavinsaurus was originally described as a somphospondylan,[1] but it may be a brachiosaurid.[3] The clade Laurasiformes was coined for Tastavinsaurus and its close relatives, which may include Cedarosaurus, Soriatitan, and Venenosaurus.[2][3]

Tastavinsaurus
Temporal range: Early Barremian
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Left hindlimb of the referred specimen CT-19
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: †Sauropodomorpha
Clade: †Sauropoda
Clade: †Macronaria
Clade: †Camarasauromorpha
Branch: †Laurasiformes
Genus: †Tastavinsaurus
Canudo et al., 2008
Species:
†T. sanzi
Binomial name
†Tastavinsaurus sanzi
Canudo et al., 2008

Description
Restoration

The length of Tastavinsaurus sanzi has been estimated to be 16 metres (50 feet), and its weight has been estimated to be 8 tonnes.[4] The caudal vertebrae are similar to those of other basal titanosauriforms, such as Cedarosaurus.[1] The shin was proportionally shorter than in other sauropods, with the length of the tibia being only 55% of the length of the femur.[2]

References
  1. Canudo, José I.; Royo-Torres, Rafael; Cuenca-Bescós, Gloria (2008). "A new sauropod: Tastavinsaurus sanzi gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) of Spain". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28 (3): 712–731. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[712:ANSTSG]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85860510.
  2. Royo-Torres, Rafael; Alcalá, Luis; Cobos, Alberto (2012). "A new specimen of the Cretaceous sauropod Tastavinsaurus sanzi from El Castellar (Teruel, Spain), and a phylogenetic analysis of the Laurasiformes". Cretaceous Research. 34: 61–83. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.10.005. ISSN 0195-6671.
  3. Royo-Torres, Rafael; Fuentes, Carolina; Meijide, Manuel; Meijide-Fuentes, Federico; Meijide-Fuentes, Manuel (2017). "A new Brachiosauridae Sauropod dinosaur from the lower Cretaceous of Europe (Soria Province, Spain)". Cretaceous Research. 80: 38–55. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.08.012. ISSN 0195-6671.
  4. Paul, Gregory S. (2016). The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (2nd ed.). Princeton University Press.
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