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Sarmientosaurus

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You don't get to see a new titanosaur skull every day. These animals are extremely obscure in terms of their facial anatomy and every little piece of skull bone has a huge scientific value.
In the case of Sarmientosaurus the patagonian paleontologists were extremely lucky, they discovered a complete skull and a few cervical vertebra.
When working on skull-less titanosaurs we have now another reference to look at ;)
This speculative reconstruction is based on the preserved skull but also taxa which are closely related to Sarmientosaurus, for example Malawisaurus and Tapuiasaurus.

The man standing next to this 12 m long beast is a Tehuelche, a member of a indigenous tribe which once roamed all Patagonia and is now
nearly exclusively found in the province Chubut, where Sarmientosaurus was uncovered.



See more here, I made also a quick portrait:
www.eartharchives.org/articles…
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DsJumi's avatar
Awesome job!