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What is Titanosauria?

Pronunciation: ti-TAN-o-SOR-ree-uh
Authors: Bonaparte and Coria
Year: 1993
Etymology: Giant lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Quadrupedal (four legs)
Synonyms: None known
(Sereno, 2005)Definition
Andesaurus delgadoi, Saltasaurus loricatus, their most recent common ancestor and all descendants.
About
Titanosaurs (members of Titanosauria) are the broad-chested macronarians, the most diverse and widespread clade of sauropod dinosaurs, found in one form or other on every continent barring Antarctica.

Within Titanosauria are several specialist groups: The argyrosaurids, the huge-necked lognkosaurs, the armoured lithostrotians (which includes the antarctosaurids (aka titanosaurids), saltasaurids, the wide-mouthed nemegtosaurids, and big-nosed aeolosaurids), as well as tons of 'basals' which don't seem to fit into the more specialized groups. YET.

Titanosaurs are the sauropods with staying power and some of them lived right up to the end of the Late Cretaceous.

Click here to view Dinochecker's A-Z list of titanosaurs.
Etymology
Titanosauria is derived from Greek "Titan" (giant), "sauros" (lizard) and "-ia" (neuter plural).
Relationships
References
• Rogers KC and Wilson J (2006) "The Sauropods: Evolution and Paleobiology".
• Novas FE (2009) "The Age of Dinosaurs in South America".
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