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Apatosaurus louisae (CM 3018) mounted fossil skeleton on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Taxa Diplodocidae

Apatosaurus louisae (CM 3018) mounted fossil skeleton on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA

museum fossil Apatosaurus Diplodocidae +2
Apatosaurus louisae (CM 3018) mounted fossil skeleton on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Taxa Apatosaurus

Apatosaurus louisae (CM 3018) mounted fossil skeleton on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA

museum fossil Apatosaurus Diplodocidae +2
Restoration of the spinosaurid dinosaur Siamosaurus in the Sao Khua Formation palaeoenvironment, with Sunosuchus in the middle left and a herd of Phuwiangosaurus in the background.
References:
Siamosaurus based on tooth specimens [1] and the neural spine of a possibly referable skeleton[2], with other missing elements filled in with relatives (Suchomimus[3], Baryonyx[4], IchthyovenatorFile:Ichthyovenator_laosensis_skeletal_reconstruction_by_PaleoGeek.png).
Phuwiangosaurus based on skeletal by Suteethorn et al. (2009)[5] and missing elements of skull of EuhelopusFile:Euhelopus.png.

Sunosuchus based on Suteethorn and Ingavat (1983)[6] and missing elements based on Goniopholis[7].
Formations Sao Khua

Restoration of the spinosaurid dinosaur Siamosaurus in the Sao Khua Formation palaeoenvironment, with Sunosuchus in the middle left and a herd of Phuwiangosaurus in the background. References: Siamosaurus based on tooth specimens [1] and the neural spine of a possibly referable skeleton[2], with other missing elements filled in with relatives (Suchomimus[3], Baryonyx[4], IchthyovenatorFile:Ichthyovenator_laosensis_skeletal_reconstruction_by_PaleoGeek.png). Phuwiangosaurus based on skeletal by Suteethorn et al. (2009)[5] and missing elements of skull of EuhelopusFile:Euhelopus.png. Sunosuchus based on Suteethorn and Ingavat (1983)[6] and missing elements based on Goniopholis[7].

tooth drawing Sao Khua specimen +11
historická budova Národního muzea v Praze - západní dvorana s proskleným stropem a kostrou dinosaura / historic building of the National Museum in Prague - West hall with glass ceiling and dinosaur skeleton
location: Prague, Czech Republic
author: Jan Helebrant
www.juhele.blogspot.com

license CC0 Public Domain Dedication
Taxa Amargasaurus

historická budova Národního muzea v Praze - západní dvorana s proskleným stropem a kostrou dinosaura / historic building of the National Museum in Prague - West hall with glass ceiling and dinosaur skeleton location: Prague, Czech Republic author: Jan Helebrant www.juhele.blogspot.com license CC0 Public Domain Dedication

museum Czech Republic Amargasaurus Dinosauria +1
Skeleton of Yamaceratops dorngobiensis (MPC-D 100/553) in right dorsolateral view. (A) Photograph; (B) Interpretive drawing. Bones are bounded by solid lines and colored beige; the matrix is gray. Shaded areas represent the broken surface of bones. Abbreviations: cd, caudal vertebrae; dr, dorsal ribs; dv, dorsal vertebrae; f, femur; fi, fibula; h, humerus; L, bone on the left side; p, isolated parietal; pp, pedal phalanges; R, bone on the right side; ra, radius; sk, skull; sv, sacral vertebrae; ti, tibia; u, ulna; il, ilium; is, ischium.
Taxa Yamaceratops

Skeleton of Yamaceratops dorngobiensis (MPC-D 100/553) in right dorsolateral view. (A) Photograph; (B) Interpretive drawing. Bones are bounded by solid lines and colored beige; the matrix is gray. Shaded areas represent the broken surface of bones. Abbreviations: cd, caudal vertebrae; dr, dorsal ribs; dv, dorsal vertebrae; f, femur; fi, fibula; h, humerus; L, bone on the left side; p, isolated parietal; pp, pedal phalanges; R, bone on the right side; ra, radius; sk, skull; sv, sacral vertebrae; ti, tibia; u, ulna; il, ilium; is, ischium.

bone humerus drawing Yamaceratops +2
Falcarius skeleton reconstruction, Utah Museum of Natural History.
Taxa Falcarius

Falcarius skeleton reconstruction, Utah Museum of Natural History.

museum United States Falcarius skeleton
Skeleton of Gondwanatitan faustoi (MN 4111-V), not to scale.(adapted from Kellner and Campos, 2000).
Taxa Gondwanatitan

Skeleton of Gondwanatitan faustoi (MN 4111-V), not to scale.(adapted from Kellner and Campos, 2000).

scale Gondwanatitan skeleton
Cranial and postcranial sauropod remains from sediments of the Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo Fm. of the coastal sector of Praia da Consolação-Lourinhã-Torres Vedras: 1-2, ?Turiasauria indet., heart-shaped tooth (SHN (JJS) 142, Praia da Corva) in lingual (1) and labial (2) views; 3-4, ?Macronaria indet., spatulate tooth (SHN 513, Porto Novo) in labial (3) and lingual (4) views; 5-6, Macronaria indet., compressed cone-chisel-shaped tooth (SHN 578, Valmitão) in lingual (5) and labial (6) views; 7-8, Eusauropoda indet., partial left maxilla (SHN 582, Praia dos Frades) in lateral (7) and posterior (8) views; 9, Titanosauriformes indet., posterior caudal vertebra (SHN 523, Praia da Corva) in right view; 10-12, Diplodocinae indet., partial skeleton (SHN (JJS) 177, Valmitão), anterior caudal neural spine in posterior view (10), anterior caudal centrum in right view (11) and left ischium in medial view (12); 13-16, holotype material of Zby atlanticus (ML 368, Vale de Pombas), right ungueal I in lateral view (13), right humerus in anterior view (14), right radius in posterior view (15), right ulna in lateral view (16); 17, Eusauropoda indet., partial distal forked-chevron (SHN 587, Praia da Corva) in medial view; 18, Sauropoda indet., pedal ungueal I (SHN 524, Praia de Pedrogãos) in lateral view; 19-22, Macronarian indet., partial skeleton (SHN 181, Valmitão), right astragalus in proximal view (19), anterior caudal vertebra in anterior view (20), right tibia in lateral view (21) and right fibula in medial view (22); 23-24, Eusauropoda indet., partial skeleton (SHN 530, Praia da Corva), anterior chevron in anterior view (23) and anterior caudal vertebra in posterior view (24); 25, cf. Duriatitan humerocristatus, humerus (MG 4976, Praia dos Frades) in anterior view; 26, Sauropoda indet., partial skeleton (SHN 534, Santa Rita), middle chevron in posterior view; 27, Diplodocidae indet., partial skeleton (SHN (JJS) 179, Praia Vermelha), dorsal/caudal (?) neural spine in posterior view; 28-30, holotype material of Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis (ML 414, Porto Dinheiro), proximal end of a dorsal rib in anterior view (28), anterior caudal neural spine in posterior view (29) and articulated dorsal vertebrae in right view (30). Black scale bar: 10 cm; Grey scale bar: 5 cm; Brown scale bar: 1 cm. See Anatomical abbreviations for abbreviations.
Taxa Zby

Cranial and postcranial sauropod remains from sediments of the Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo Fm. of the coastal sector of Praia da Consolação-Lourinhã-Torres Vedras: 1-2, ?Turiasauria indet., heart-shaped tooth (SHN (JJS) 142, Praia da Corva) in lingual (1) and labial (2) views; 3-4, ?Macronaria indet., spatulate tooth (SHN 513, Porto Novo) in labial (3) and lingual (4) views; 5-6, Macronaria indet., compressed cone-chisel-shaped tooth (SHN 578, Valmitão) in lingual (5) and labial (6) views; 7-8, Eusauropoda indet., partial left maxilla (SHN 582, Praia dos Frades) in lateral (7) and posterior (8) views; 9, Titanosauriformes indet., posterior caudal vertebra (SHN 523, Praia da Corva) in right view; 10-12, Diplodocinae indet., partial skeleton (SHN (JJS) 177, Valmitão), anterior caudal neural spine in posterior view (10), anterior caudal centrum in right view (11) and left ischium in medial view (12); 13-16, holotype material of Zby atlanticus (ML 368, Vale de Pombas), right ungueal I in lateral view (13), right humerus in anterior view (14), right radius in posterior view (15), right ulna in lateral view (16); 17, Eusauropoda indet., partial distal forked-chevron (SHN 587, Praia da Corva) in medial view; 18, Sauropoda indet., pedal ungueal I (SHN 524, Praia de Pedrogãos) in lateral view; 19-22, Macronarian indet., partial skeleton (SHN 181, Valmitão), right astragalus in proximal view (19), anterior caudal vertebra in anterior view (20), right tibia in lateral view (21) and right fibula in medial view (22); 23-24, Eusauropoda indet., partial skeleton (SHN 530, Praia da Corva), anterior chevron in anterior view (23) and anterior caudal vertebra in posterior view (24); 25, cf. Duriatitan humerocristatus, humerus (MG 4976, Praia dos Frades) in anterior view; 26, Sauropoda indet., partial skeleton (SHN 534, Santa Rita), middle chevron in posterior view; 27, Diplodocidae indet., partial skeleton (SHN (JJS) 179, Praia Vermelha), dorsal/caudal (?) neural spine in posterior view; 28-30, holotype material of Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis (ML 414, Porto Dinheiro), proximal end of a dorsal rib in anterior view (28), anterior caudal neural spine in posterior view (29) and articulated dorsal vertebrae in right view (30). Black scale bar: 10 cm; Grey scale bar: 5 cm; Brown scale bar: 1 cm. See Anatomical abbreviations for abbreviations.

humerus scale tooth vertebra +13
Kunbarrasaurus ieversi (QM F18101; holotype) skeleton in dorsal view. Scale = 20 cm.
Taxa Kunbarrasaurus

Kunbarrasaurus ieversi (QM F18101; holotype) skeleton in dorsal view. Scale = 20 cm.

scale holotype Kunbarrasaurus skeleton
Photo of skeleton from Beijing Museum of Natural History, on display at Miami Science Museum
Taxa Jingshanosaurus

Photo of skeleton from Beijing Museum of Natural History, on display at Miami Science Museum

museum Jingshanosaurus skeleton
Photo of skeleton from Beijing Museum of Natural History, on display at Miami Science Museum
Taxa Sauropodiformes

Photo of skeleton from Beijing Museum of Natural History, on display at Miami Science Museum

museum Jingshanosaurus skeleton
Figure 3 Sequence of caudal vertebrae of SHN.019. (1) Reconstitution of the skeleton of a Neovenator individual (copyright of the skeleton of Neovenator Scott Hartman, 2013) in which the estimated position of the tail section collected in Cambelas is marked; (2–4) sequence of seventeen partially articulated caudal vertebrae of SHN.019. Scale bar=1 m (1) or 100 mm (2).
Taxa Lusovenator

Figure 3 Sequence of caudal vertebrae of SHN.019. (1) Reconstitution of the skeleton of a Neovenator individual (copyright of the skeleton of Neovenator Scott Hartman, 2013) in which the estimated position of the tail section collected in Cambelas is marked; (2–4) sequence of seventeen partially articulated caudal vertebrae of SHN.019. Scale bar=1 m (1) or 100 mm (2).

scale reconstitution Lusovenator Neovenator +1
Skeleton holotype Xingxiulong.
Taxa Xingxiulong

Skeleton holotype Xingxiulong.

holotype Xingxiulong skeleton
The "Big Mama" Citipati osmolskae skeleton (IGM 100/979) on display at the American Museum of Natural History.
Taxa Citipati

The "Big Mama" Citipati osmolskae skeleton (IGM 100/979) on display at the American Museum of Natural History.

museum Citipati skeleton
Figure 1: Geographic provenance and speculative reconstruction of the gigantic titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi gen. et sp. nov.
(a) Type locality of Notocolossus (indicated by star) in southern-most Mendoza Province, Argentina. (b) Reconstructed skeleton and body silhouette in right lateral view, with preserved elements of the holotype (UNCUYO-LD 301) in light green and those of the referred specimen (UNCUYO-LD 302) in orange. Scale bar, 1 m. (All images were hand drawn by the senior author [B.J.G.R.] and subsequently edited using Adobe Illustrator software.)
Taxa Notocolossus

Figure 1: Geographic provenance and speculative reconstruction of the gigantic titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur Notocolossus gonzalezparejasi gen. et sp. nov. (a) Type locality of Notocolossus (indicated by star) in southern-most Mendoza Province, Argentina. (b) Reconstructed skeleton and body silhouette in right lateral view, with preserved elements of the holotype (UNCUYO-LD 301) in light green and those of the referred specimen (UNCUYO-LD 302) in orange. Scale bar, 1 m. (All images were hand drawn by the senior author [B.J.G.R.] and subsequently edited using Adobe Illustrator software.)

scale Argentina holotype specimen +4
Restoration of the Segisaurus halli holotype skeleton
Taxa Segisaurus

Restoration of the Segisaurus halli holotype skeleton

holotype Segisaurus skeleton
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