New Dig at Old Trove Yields Giant Sauropod
2001; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 292; Issue: 5522 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1126/science.292.5522.1623
ISSN1095-9203
Autores Tópico(s)Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
ResumoPALEONTOLOGYOn page [1704][1], researchers describe a new genus of sauropod dinosaur called Paralititan stromeri , which was excavated from one of the sites studied by Ernst Stromer von Reichenbach, whose finds were destroyed in the Allied bombing of Munich. It is estimated from its incomplete skeleton to be the second most massive known and marks the first time a sauropod has been linked to a mangrove-rich habitat. Experts say that having more land species from this part of Africa will help nail down ideas about the breakup of the supercontinent of Gondwana. [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/292/5522/1704
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