[D] Atsinganosaurus velauciensis [sG] [T]
Describer
Garcia, Amico, Fournier, Thouand & Valentin 2010
Time
Cretaceous Late Campanian
Classification
Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Titanosauria
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Velaux-La Bastide Neuve, Aix-en-Provence Basin, France
Info
Abstract: A new titanosaur, Atsinganosaurus velauciensis, gen. and sp. nov. is described from well-preserved remains from the new Upper Cretaceous locality of Velaux-La Bastide Neuve (Aix-en-Provence Basin, France). This taxon is mainly diagnosed by a combination of characters, which differentiates it without ambiguity from other European Late Cretaceous taxa (Lirainosaurus, Ampelosaurus and Magyarosaurus). Atsinganosaurus confirms the presence in western Europe during the latest Cretaceous of a third titanosaurian species, slender and less derived which allows us to better understand the evolutionary and paleobiogeographical history of this group during the Cretaceous.
Etymology: Byzantine Greek word for \\\"gypsy\\\", \\\'atsinganos\\\'. The specific name is in honor of the French city of Velaux (Latin Velaucio) from where the material was collected.
Garcia, Amico, Fournier, Thouand & Valentin 2010
Time
Cretaceous Late Campanian
Classification
Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Titanosauria
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Velaux-La Bastide Neuve, Aix-en-Provence Basin, France
Info
Abstract: A new titanosaur, Atsinganosaurus velauciensis, gen. and sp. nov. is described from well-preserved remains from the new Upper Cretaceous locality of Velaux-La Bastide Neuve (Aix-en-Provence Basin, France). This taxon is mainly diagnosed by a combination of characters, which differentiates it without ambiguity from other European Late Cretaceous taxa (Lirainosaurus, Ampelosaurus and Magyarosaurus). Atsinganosaurus confirms the presence in western Europe during the latest Cretaceous of a third titanosaurian species, slender and less derived which allows us to better understand the evolutionary and paleobiogeographical history of this group during the Cretaceous.
Etymology: Byzantine Greek word for \\\"gypsy\\\", \\\'atsinganos\\\'. The specific name is in honor of the French city of Velaux (Latin Velaucio) from where the material was collected.