tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post3358869554347991793..comments2024-02-28T16:58:57.135-06:00Comments on Equatorial Minnesota: Your Friends The Titanosaurs, part 4: Antarctosaurus miscellanyJustin Tweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01792470288586894872noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-57610481580564142542018-11-16T23:02:26.051-06:002018-11-16T23:02:26.051-06:00New information noted. Thank you!New information noted. Thank you!Justin Tweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792470288586894872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-80014672162378516002018-11-16T22:53:25.693-06:002018-11-16T22:53:25.693-06:00That certainly does appear to be the case. I'l...That certainly does appear to be the case. I'll make a note.Justin Tweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792470288586894872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-48372335687781937272018-11-16T19:48:57.786-06:002018-11-16T19:48:57.786-06:00Iori et al. (2017) seem to suggest that "A.&q...Iori et al. (2017) seem to suggest that "A." brasiliensis hails from the São José do Rio Preto Formation, the same formation as Thanos simonattoi:<br /><br />https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318878352_A_PALEOFAUNA_DA_FORMACAO_SAO_JOSE_DO_RIO_PRETO_BACIA_BAURU_CRETACEO_SUPERIORRex Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310618350525248176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-64912811778504793072018-09-24T17:15:47.690-05:002018-09-24T17:15:47.690-05:00I'm sure both Antarctosaurus species were ment...I'm sure both Antarctosaurus species were mentioned in passing a number of time before Van Valen; a much more extensive survey than mine would be necessary to determine who might qualify as "first revisor", but I think von Huene's original designation of A. giganteus as "cf. Antarctosaurus giganteus" makes it clear what he thought.<br /><br />N. giganteus does roll off the tongue more easily, although it's slightly redundant ("southern giant colossus", more or less).<br /><br />As for "A." brasiliensis: chalk up another one for the "potential grad student project" bin!Justin Tweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792470288586894872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-50967710292980250202018-09-24T14:45:44.593-05:002018-09-24T14:45:44.593-05:00Has anyone else synonymized A. giganteus and A. wi...Has anyone else synonymized <i>A. giganteus</i> and <i>A. wichmannianus</i>, or was Van Valen the first reviser? Not that it's likely to be a problem, as it seems likely that they're separate based on stratigraphy if nothing else...<br /><i>A. giganteus</i> could still be synonymous with <i>Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi</i>, though, provided new overlapping material is found. IMO <i>Notocolossus giganteus</i> is a slightly catchier name.<br />I wonder if "A." <i>brasiliensis</i> could be rescued from obscurity with some restudy. Partial dorsal vertebra and two partial limb bones wouldn't be the worst valid titanosaur holotype.Ornithopsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08946198791216862181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-21200951399913640782018-09-23T19:14:01.979-05:002018-09-23T19:14:01.979-05:00Well, Batrachognathus has its charms.Well, Batrachognathus has its charms.Justin Tweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792470288586894872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574000839639433662.post-14522477036310889442018-09-23T18:57:50.433-05:002018-09-23T18:57:50.433-05:00Is there anything named by Riabinin that has actua...Is there anything named by Riabinin that has actually really ever amounted to anything?Monolophosaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15294576986914486909noreply@blogger.com