Revision of the Tendaguru Sauropod dinosaur Tornieria africana (Fraas) and its relevance for sauropod paleobiogeography

Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 651 - 669
Published: Sep 11, 2006
Abstract
The incompletely known sauropod Tornieria africana from the Upper Jurassic (Tithonian) of Tendaguru, Tanzania, has for over 80 years been regarded to represent a Gondwanan species of the North American genus Barosaurus Marsh (Morrison Formation: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian), but this identification has recently been questioned. The holotype and referred specimens are redescribed here, and the characters present are reevaluated in light of current...
Paper Details
Title
Revision of the Tendaguru Sauropod dinosaur Tornieria africana (Fraas) and its relevance for sauropod paleobiogeography
Published Date
Sep 11, 2006
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
651 - 669
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