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Aeolosaurus > A.rionegrinus
Caudal vertebrae "Aeolus's lizard" (Lat. Aeolus, god of
the winds in Greek and Roman mythology + Gr. sauros "lizard") (m)
regarding the windy Patagonian region of southern Argentina
where the fossil was found.
Remains: 5 tail vertebrae, ulna, radius, metacarpal, pubis,
ischium, dermal plates MPCA 27174: 5 caudal vertebrae, right ulna,
metacarpal, left pubis, right ischium MPCA 27175: right ulna &
radius MPCA 27176: osteoderm MPCA 27177: osteoderm A.
rionegrinus: MJG-R 1 [holotype]: 7 anterior caudal
vertebrae; partial forelimbs; right tibia, fibula, & astragalus;
fragments ?MACN-RN 147: 15 articulated caudal vertebrae
Remains assigned to Aeolosaurus Powell, 1986 from the
Rio
Colorado Fm (or Allen Fm) are described. The specimen
differs from the holotype of Aeolosaurus
rionegrinus Powell, 1986 in the lenght of the
prezigapophyses, relative possition of the postsigapophyses, and
radius and ischium morphology. Considerations on a specimen
tentatively assigned to the type species, and modified diagnosis of
genous are included. Association of dermal plates to the specimen is
commented in Salgado & Coria Ameghiniana, 1993. 30
(2):1-19
The obtained fossils contributes additional
information on the anatomy of this sort. Different characters are
considered probable apomorphic of Aeolosaurus . The subfamily
Titanosauridae can represent a paraphyletic group since they
do not recognize a synapomorphic of Titanosaurus
+ Aeolosaurus (Coria & Calvo Geociencias.1997.
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