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Galeamopus
Taxonomy
Galeamopus was named by Tschopp et al. (2015). Its type is Diplodocus hayi.
It was assigned to Diplodocinae by Foster and Peterson (2016); and to Diplodocinae by Tschopp et al. (2015), Tschopp and Mateus (2017).
It was assigned to Diplodocinae by Foster and Peterson (2016); and to Diplodocinae by Tschopp et al. (2015), Tschopp and Mateus (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Galeamopus Tschopp et al. |
| 2016 | Galeamopus Foster and Peterson p. 439 |
| 2017 | Galeamopus Tschopp and Mateus |
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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.
G. †Galeamopus Tschopp et al. 2015
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†Galeamopus hayi Holland 1924
†Galeamopus pabsti Tschopp and Mateus 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
| estimate | equation | reference |
|---|---|---|
| 25.8 tons | Sauropoda femur circumference | Anderson et al. 1985 |
| 8.43 tons | Sauropoda humerus circumference | Anderson et al. 1985 |
| mean: 14.8 tons | ||
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| femur circumference | 1 | 590.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| fibula circumference | 1 | 279.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| humerus circumference | 2 | 459.4 | 449.0 | 470.0 | 459.5 | 14.8 | |
| radius circumference | 2 | 248.5 | 233.0 | 265.0 | 249.0 | 22.6 | |
| tibia circumference | 1 | 444.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| ulna circumference | 1 | 275.0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Source: infrao = infraorder | |||||
| Reference: Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 152.21000 to 149.20000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimmeridgian | USA (Wyoming) | G. pabsti (185607) | |
| Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | USA (Wyoming) | Diplodocus carnegii (48565) G. hayi, G. pabsti (22648) G. sp. (58509) | |
| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian | USA (Colorado) | G. sp. (28366) |