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Choconsaurus

Description

Choconsaurus is an extinct genus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaur belonging to the group Titanosauriformes, which lived in the area of present-day Argentina at the end of the Cretaceous.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9414655https://www.gbif.org/species/9414655
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)360505https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=360505
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Choconsaurus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Choconsaurus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-EusaurischiaPadian et al. 1999
-Sauropodomorpha
-MassopodaYates 2007
-SauropodiformesMartinez et al. 2011
-Sauropoda
-EusauropodaUpchurch 1995
-NeosauropodaBonaparte 1986
-MacronariaSereno 1997
-TitanosauriformesSalgado et al. 1997
-SomphospondyliWilson and Sereno 1998
-TitanosauriaBonaparte and Coria 1993
genusChoconsaurusSimón et al. 2018
Scientific NameChoconsaurus Simón et al., 2018
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Choconsaurusgenusbelongs to Titanosauriastated with evidenceSimón et al., 2018
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Sauropoda)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Sauropoda)
Dietherbivore (based on Sauropoda)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Sauropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Sauropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense,thick (based on Sauropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. Simón, L. Salgado, and J. O. Calvo. 2018. A new titanosaur sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Neuquén Province, Argentina. Ameghiniana 55(1):1-29
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choconsaurus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Choconsaurus baileywillisi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
199.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2018Choconsaurus Simón et al.

References

Simón E., Salgado L., et al (2018) A new titanosaur sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Neuquén Province, Argentina, Ameghiniana 55 1, 1-29 doi:10.5710/AMGH.01.08.2017.3051
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