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Diamantinasauria

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Cranium of Sarmientosaurus musacchioi gen. et sp. nov. (MDT-PV 2). Photographs (A, C) and interpretive drawing (B) in right lateral (A, B) and left lateral (C) views. Abbreviations see text. Scale bar = 10 cm.
Taxa Sarmientosaurus

Cranium of Sarmientosaurus musacchioi gen. et sp. nov. (MDT-PV 2). Photographs (A, C) and interpretive drawing (B) in right lateral (A, B) and left lateral (C) views. Abbreviations see text. Scale bar = 10 cm.

scale drawing Diamantinasauria Sarmientosaurus
Cranium of Sarmientosaurus musacchioi gen. et sp. nov. (MDT-PV 2). Photographs (A, C) and interpretive drawing (B) in right lateral (A, B) and left lateral (C) views. Abbreviations see text. Scale bar = 10 cm.
Taxa Diamantinasauria

Cranium of Sarmientosaurus musacchioi gen. et sp. nov. (MDT-PV 2). Photographs (A, C) and interpretive drawing (B) in right lateral (A, B) and left lateral (C) views. Abbreviations see text. Scale bar = 10 cm.

scale drawing Diamantinasauria Sarmientosaurus
Diamantinasaurus matildae gen. et sp. nov. (AODF 603) A. Right side B. Left side (both silhouettes with sketched in bone parts of the material currently known at publishing date; scale bars: 5 x 5 = 25 m; complemented with height data here)
Taxa Diamantinasaurus

Diamantinasaurus matildae gen. et sp. nov. (AODF 603) A. Right side B. Left side (both silhouettes with sketched in bone parts of the material currently known at publishing date; scale bars: 5 x 5 = 25 m; complemented with height data here)

bone scale museum Diamantinasauria +1

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Diamantinasaurus: Beast of the Week
Diamantinasaurus: Beast of the Week
Australia Cretaceous Diamantinasauria Dinosauria
This week we'll be learning about a beast that greatly helps us understand how sauropod dinosaurs ("long-necks") looked and lived.  Check out Diamantinasaurus matildae!Diamantinasaurus lived in what is now Queensland, Australia during the middle Cretaceous period, between 95 and 92 million years ago.  It's considered medium-sized for a sauropod, and would have measured about 52 feet (16m) long from snout to tail. (Yes. 52 feet is only medium for sauropods!) Like all sauropods it would have eaten
12/04/2026 prehistoricbeastoftheweek