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Brohisaurus
''Brohisaurus'' is a problematic genus of Nomen dubium, dubious dinosaurs known from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-aged) Sembar Formation of Pakistan. The type species is ''B. kirthari''. Discovery and naming The ''Brohisaurus'' holotype, MSM-86-K to 94-K, 96-K to 98-K, 101-K to 105-K, largely consisting of indeterminate fragments of some ribs, vertebrae, and limb bones, was discovered in the Sembar Formation of Pakistan. In 2003 Muhammad Sadiq Malkani named and described ''Brohisaurus kirthari'' as a new genus and species of titanosaurian sauropods. The genus name means "Brohi lizard" and refers to the Brohi people, Brohi people who live in the area where it was found. The species name refers to the Kirthar Mountains. Description and classification If ''Brohisaurus'' is a sauropod, as originally identified, it would have been a large-bodied, long-necked herbivore. Its femur was in diameter. The femur of the -long titanosauriform ''Phuwiangosaurus'', by contrast, is in diam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macronaria
Macronaria is a clade of sauropod dinosaurs. Macronarians are named after the large diameter of the nasal opening of their skull, known as the external naris, which exceeded the size of the orbit, the skull opening where the eye is located (hence ''macro''- meaning large, and –''naria'' meaning nose). Fossil evidence suggests that macronarian dinosaurs lived from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) through the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian). Macronarians have been found globally, including discoveries in Argentina, the United States, Portugal, China, and Tanzania. Like other Sauropoda, sauropods, they are known to have inhabited primarily terrestrial areas, and little evidence exists to suggest that they spent much time in coastal environments. Macronarians are diagnosed through their distinct characters on their skulls, as well as appendicular and vertebral characters. Macronaria is composed of several subclades and families notably including Camarasauridae and Titanosauriformes, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
