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Titanosauriformes
Pronunciation: ty-TAN-oh-SOR-rih-formz
Authors: Salgado, Coria, and Calvo
Year: 1997
Meaning: Giant lizard-shaped (see etymology)
Locomotion: Quadrupedal (four legs)
Synonyms: None known
Authors: Salgado, Coria, and Calvo
Year: 1997
Meaning: Giant lizard-shaped (see etymology)
Locomotion: Quadrupedal (four legs)
Synonyms: None known
[Taylor, 2009]Definition
The most recent common ancestor of
Brachiosaurus altithorax and Saltasaurus loricatus, and all its descendants.
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Etymology
Titanosauriformes is derived from the Greek "titan" (giant) and "sauros" (lizard), and the Latin "iformes" (shaped, in form).
Relationships
References
• Salgado L, Coria RA and Calvo JO (1997) "Evolution of titanosaurid sauropods. I: phylogenetic analysis based on the postcranial evidence". Ameghiniana, 34: 3-32.
• Taylor MP (2009) "A re-evaluation of Brachiosaurus Altithorax (Riggs, 1903) and its generic seperation from Giraffititan Brancai (Janensch, 1914)". 
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 29(3): 787-806.
• D'Emic MD (2012) "The early evolution of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaurs". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 166(3): 624-671.
• Mannion PD, Upchurch P, Barnes RN and Mateus O (2013) "Osteology of the Late Jurassic Portuguese sauropod dinosaur Lusotitan atalaiensis (Macronaria) and the evolutionary history of basal titanosauriforms".
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 168(1): 98-206. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12029.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 29(3): 787-806.
• D'Emic MD (2012) "The early evolution of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaurs". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 166(3): 624-671.
• Mannion PD, Upchurch P, Barnes RN and Mateus O (2013) "Osteology of the Late Jurassic Portuguese sauropod dinosaur Lusotitan atalaiensis (Macronaria) and the evolutionary history of basal titanosauriforms".
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 168(1): 98-206. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12029.
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