Journal article
A giant sauropod dinosaur from an Upper Cretaceous mangrove deposit in Egypt
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), v 292(5522), pp 1704-1706
01 Jun 2001
PMID: 11387472
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Abstract
We describe a giant titanosaurid sauropod dinosaur discovered in coastal deposits in the Upper Cretaceous Bahariya Formation of Egypt, a unit that has produced three Tyrannosaurus-sized theropods and numerous other vertebrate taxa. Paralititan stromeri is the first tetrapod reported from Bahariya since 1935. Its 1.69-meter-long humerus is longer than that of any known Cretaceous sauropod. The autochthonous scavenged skeleton was preserved in mangrove deposits, raising the possibility that titanosaurids and their predators habitually entered such environments.
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- Title
- A giant sauropod dinosaur from an Upper Cretaceous mangrove deposit in Egypt
- Creators
- Joshua B. Smith - University of PennsylvaniaMatthew C. Lamanna - Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryKenneth J. LacovaraPeter Dodson - University of PennsylvaniaJennifer R. Smith - University of PennsylvaniaJason C. Poole - Drexel University, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel UniversityRobert Giegengack - University of PennsylvaniaYousry Attia - Egyptian Museum
- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), v 292(5522), pp 1704-1706
- Publisher
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000169031800041
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0035369701
- Other Identifier
- 991021880113104721
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