Antetonitrus
Sauropod dinosaur genus from Early Jurassic South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antetonitrus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur found in the Early Jurassic Elliot Formation of South Africa. The only species is Antetonitrus ingenipes. As one of the oldest known sauropods, it is crucial for the understanding of the origin and early evolution of this group. It was a quadrupedal herbivore, like all of its later relatives, but shows primitive adaptations to use the forelimbs for grasping, instead of purely for weight support.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
Clade: | †Sauropoda |
Clade: | †Lessemsauridae |
Genus: | †Antetonitrus |
Species: | †A. ingenipes |
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†Antetonitrus ingenipes Yates & Kitching, 2003 | |
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