M. Monbaron et al., Atlasaurus imelakei n.g., n.sp., a brachiosaurid-like sauropod from the Middle Jurassic of Morocco, CR AC S IIA, 329(7), 1999, pp. 519-526
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
COMPTES RENDUS DE L ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES SERIE II FASCICULE A-SCIENCES DELA TERRE ET DES PLANETES
The nearly complete skeleton of a large sauropod discovered at Wawmda (High
Central Atlas of Morocco) in strata of Bathonian-Callovian age represents
a new taxon: Atlasaurus imelakei n.g., n.sp. The sauropod appears to be clo
ser to Brachiosaurus than any other known sauropod, but possesses (relative
to the length of the dorsal vertebral column) a larger skull, shorter neck
, longer tail and more elongated limbs. The presence of large sauropods of
Middle Jurassic age is very important in understanding the history and the
evolution of these Mesozoic giants. ((C) 1999 Academie des sciences/Edition
s scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.).