Wednesday, December 30, 2015

The Giving of December. Atsinganosaurus

 Atsinganosaurus is named from the Ancient Greek word atsinganos which means‭ ‘‬gypsy‭’‬,‭ ‬and is a reference to a proposed east to west migration for these dinosaurs.‭ ‬The known remains of Atsinganosaurus are fragmentary but in otherwise a good state of preservation.‭ ‬Unfortunately the overall lack of them means that it is hard to say anything beyond the simple facts that Atsinganosaurus would have been mid-sized and fairly gracile.
       Another titanosaur genus from France that also lived during the late Cretaceous is Ampelosaurus.‭ ‬Other titanosaurs known to have been living in Europe during the late Cretaceous include Magyarosaurus and Lirainosaurus.

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