Pronunciation: EE-o-lo-SOR-ree-nee
Author: Franco-Rosas, Salgado, Rosas and Carvalho
Year: 2004
Meaning: Wind lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Quadrupedal (four legs)
Synonyms: None known
Author: Franco-Rosas, Salgado, Rosas and Carvalho
Year: 2004
Meaning: Wind lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Quadrupedal (four legs)
Synonyms: None known
[Franco-Rosas et al., 2004]Definition
The most-inclusive clade containing Aeolosaurus rionegrinus and Gondwanatitan faustoi, but not Saltasaurus loricatus and Opisthocoelicaudia skarzynskii.
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Etymology
Aeolosaurini is derived from "Aeolosaurus" (the group anchor, named for Aeolus, the Keeper of the Winds in Homer's Odyssey, in reference to the winds that sweep across Patagonia where it was found) and the Latin "-ini" (tribe).
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References
• Franco-Rosas AC, Salgado L, Rosas C and Carvalho I de S (2004) "Nuevos materiales de titanosaurios (Sauropoda) en el Cretácico Superior de Mato Grosso, Brasil" [New materials of titanosaurs (Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mato Grosso, Brazil]. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia. 7(3): 329-336. DOI: 10.4072/rbp.2004.3.04
• Santucci RM and de Arruda-Campos AC (2011) "A new sauropod (Macronaria, Titanosauria) from the Adamantina Formation,
Bauru Group, Upper Cretaceous of Brazil and the phylogenetic relationships
of Aeolosaurini". Zootaxa. 3085: 1–33. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3085.1.1
• Holtz TR Jr (2008) "The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages". (Online supplement here).
