Pronunciation: LITH-o-STRO-shuh
Authors: Upchurch, Barrett and Dodson
Year: 2004
Meaning: Paved with stones (see etymology)
Locomotion: Quadrupedal (4 legs)
Synonyms: None known
[Sereno, 2005]Definition
The least inclusive clade containing Malawisaurus dixeyi, Saltasaurus loricatus, their most recent common ancestor and all descendants.
About
Lithostrotia is a group within Sauropoda that contains all known armoured titanosaurs. It hasn't been universally accepted, basically because armour isn't compulsory, and despite a name that suggests otherwise not all lithostrotians are armoured.
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Etymology
Lithostrotia is derived from the Greek "lithostroton" (paved with stones, like a mosaic).
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References
• Upchurch P, Barrett P M, and Dodson P (2004) "Sauropoda". Page 295-322 in Weishampel, Dodson, and Osmolska (eds.) "The Dinosauria: Second Edition". University of California Press, Berkeley.
• Carballido JL, Otero A, Mannion PD, Salgado L and Moreno AP (2022) "Titanosauria: A Critical Reappraisal of Its Systematics and the Relevance of the South American Record". Page 269–298 in Otero, Carballido and Pol (eds.) "South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs: Record, Diversity and Evolution".
