| Title |
The first record of a sauropod dinosaur from Antarctica
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The Science of Nature, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00114-011-0869-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ignacio A. Cerda, Ariana Paulina Carabajal, Leonardo Salgado, Rodolfo A. Coria, Marcelo A. Reguero, Claudia P. Tambussi, Juan J. Moly |
| Abstract |
Sauropoda is one of the most diverse and geographically widespread clades of herbivorous dinosaurs, and until now, their remains have now been recovered from all continental landmasses except Antarctica. We report the first record of a sauropod dinosaur from Antarctica, represented by an incomplete caudal vertebra from the Late Cretaceous of James Ross Island. The size and morphology of the specimen allows its identification as a lithostrotian titanosaur. Our finding indicates that advanced titanosaurs achieved a global distribution at least by the Late Cretaceous. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Japan | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| Argentina | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 3 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 63% |
| Scientists | 2 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Canada | 3 | 3% |
| Argentina | 2 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Czechia | 1 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Poland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 79 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 26 | 29% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 11% |
| Professor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 16 | 18% |
| Unknown | 11 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 45 | 50% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 26% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 14% |
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