Patagosaurus Dinosaur of the Day

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To request a dinosaur, join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/iknowdino • • For the full episode where this dinosaur of the day was originally featured check out https://iknowdino.com/Patagosaurus-Ep... • • #Patagosaurus • Eusauropod dinosaur that lived in the Early–Middle Jurassic in what is now Patagonia, Argentina (Cañadón Asfalto Formation) • Looked like other sauropods, with a long neck, small head, long tail, and walked on four legs • Estimated to be about 54 ft (16.5 m) long and weighed about 7.88 t (other estimates that it was about 46 ft or 14 m long) • Fossils found in the 1970s • Holotype included a nearly complete skeleton (no skull) • Multiple specimens found, so we know almost the whole skeleton, including the skull • Skull not well known, mostly the jaws are known • Lot of specimens found (originally 12, but now may only be 11, based on a redescription of Patagosaurus which found one specimen may be a different taxa/dinosaur) • At least one juvenile found • Femke M. Holwerda and others redescribed Patagosaurus in 2021 • Herbivorous • Had a mix of basal and derived sauropod traits (old and new). One derived trait is the air-filled cavities in bones (pneumatization), which made the bones lighter • Had gracile (slender) forelimbs compared to later sauropods like Camarasaurus • Had tall neural spines • Had five sacral vertebrae (in between the hips) • … • read more at https://iknowdino.com/Patagosaurus-Ep... • • I Know Dino: The big dinosaur podcast. News, interviews, and discussions about #dinosaurs. Are you a #dinosaur enthusiast? Learn more at / iknowdino . • • You can also visit http://www.IknowDino.com for more information including a link to dinosaur sites near you. • • To learn more about dinosaurs and I Know Dino, connect with us on the following sites: • Facebook: / iknowdino • Twitter: / iknowdino • Tumblr: / iknowdino • Pinterest: / dinosauria • LinkedIn: / i-know-dino • Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... • Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i... • Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/i-kn...

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