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Angolatitan
Taxonomy
Angolatitan was named by Mateus et al. (2011). It was considered monophyletic by Mateus et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Lithostrotia by D'Emic (2012); and to Somphospondyli by Mateus et al. (2011), Mateus et al. (2012), Mannion et al. (2013), Mannion et al. (2019), Apesteguía et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Lithostrotia by D'Emic (2012); and to Somphospondyli by Mateus et al. (2011), Mateus et al. (2012), Mannion et al. (2013), Mannion et al. (2019), Apesteguía et al. (2021).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2011 | Angolatitan Mateus et al. p. 222 figs. 3-5 |
2012 | Angolatitan D'Emic |
2012 | Angolatitan Mateus et al. |
2013 | Angolatitan Mannion et al. |
2019 | Angolatitan Mannion et al. |
2021 | Angolatitan Apesteguía et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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O. M. Mateus et al. 2011 | Titanosauriform sauropod with: posteroventral eminence in scapula in the proximal one-quarter, anterior to the acromial ridge; acute medioproximal margin of humerus; and rectangular lateral corner of proximal humerus; proximal outline of the ulna with anteromedial ridge (process); posterior facet of the distal epiphysis of metacarpal I with two small splint-like projections |
Body mass estimates
estimate | equation | reference |
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7.18 tons | Sauropoda humerus circumference | Anderson et al. 1985 |
Measurements
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humerus circumference | 1 | 432.0 | |||||
radius circumference | 1 | 225.0 | |||||
ulna circumference | 1 | 270.0 |
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Source: infrao = infraorder | |||||
Reference: Marsh 1875 |