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Macronaria is a
clade of
sauropod dinosaurs.
Macronarians are
named after the
large diameter of the
nasal opening of
their skull,
known as the external...
- †Titanosauriformes ("titan
lizard forms") †Brachiosauridae (long-necked, long-armed
macronarians) †Somphospondyli ("porous vertebrae") †Euhelopodidae (stocky, mostly...
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Europasaurus (meaning 'Europe lizard') is a
basal macronarian sauropod, a form of
quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur. It
lived during the Late Jur****ic...
- was
initially described as a diplodocid, but may
actually have been a
Macronarian.
Amphicoelias was
traditionally considered a
diplodocid due to its similar...
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included cetiosaurids, turiasaurs, and mamenchisaurs.
Neosauropods such as
macronarians and
diplodocoids first appeared during the
Middle Jur****ic,
before becoming...
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trackways can be
explained by
sauropods with long
forelimbs (such as
macronarians)
floating in
relatively shallow water deep
enough to keep the shorter...
- Q, Li N, Yu H, Wei Z, Wang P, Yi J, Wei G, You H, Ren X (2022). "New
macronarian from the
Middle Jur****ic of Chongqing, China:
phylogenetic and biogeographic...
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snout and an
arched skull that was
remarkably square,
typical of
basal Macronarians. The name
means "chambered lizard",
referring to the
hollow chambers...
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tails (such as
Shunosaurus with 43), and far more than
contemporaneous macronarians had (such as
Camarasaurus with 53). Some
speculation exists as to whether...
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dwarf Europasaurus. The
brachiosaurids can be
distinguished from
other macronarian taxa by
their broad,
thick and spoon-shaped teeth.
Their maxillary teeth...
