Definition of Somphospondyls. Meaning of Somphospondyls. Synonyms of Somphospondyls

- Somphospondyli is an extinct clade of titanosauriform sauropods that lived from the Late Jur****ic until the end of the Late Cretaceous, comprising all...
- possession of only five sacral vertebrae distinguishes it from all other somphospondyls, as possession of six is a synapomorphy of the clade. It was noted that...
- group survived to the Early Cretaceous. Conversely, rebbachisaurids and somphospondyls saw the opportunity to diversify in the Cretaceous. Turiasaurs also...
- polytomy with Andesaurus and other basal titanosaurs and near-titanosaur somphospondyls, supporting the original description's ****ertion of phylogenetic proximity...
- turiasaurs such as Moabosaurus, brachiosaurids such as Cedarosaurus, and somphospondyls such as Astrophocaudia. The North American sauropod hiatus began during...
- Phuwiangosaurus exhibits characteristics intermediate between those of basal somphospondyls and titanosaurs. The neck of Phuwiangosaurus was probably composed of...
- Cretaceous (probably Barremian) Ilek Formation  Russia A non-titanosaurian somphospondyl sauropod. Genus includes new species S. astrosacralis. Thanos Gen. et...
- uncertainty regarding the membership of Euhelopodidae. Most studies favor the somphospondyl hypothesis for Euhelopus, but the lack of research on the anatomy of...
- titanosauriforms. Mannion et al.(2019) found Australodocus to be a non-titanosaur somphospondyl based on the somphospondylous nature of the internal structure of the...
- Qiaowanlong, a clade of Tangvayosaurus and Phuwiangosaurus, and more derived somphospondyls; they also found Diamantinasaurus and Baotianmansaurus to form a clade...