A New Basal Sauropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Niger and the Early Evolution of Sauropoda

Kristian Remes; Francisco Ortega; Ignacio Fierro; Ulrich Joger; Ralf Kosma; José Manuel Marín Ferrer; for the Project PALDES; for the Niger Project SNHM; Oumarou Amadou Ide; Abdoulaye Maga

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006924

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A New Basal Sauropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Niger and the Early Evolution of Sauropoda

Kristian Remes ,

* E-mail: kristian.remes@uni-bonn.de

Affiliation Paleontology, Steinmann Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Francisco Ortega,

Affiliation Departamento de Física Matemática y de Fluidos, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED, Madrid, Spain
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Ignacio Fierro,

Affiliation Museo Paleontológico de Elche (MUPE), Elche, Spain
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Ulrich Joger,

Affiliation Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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Ralf Kosma,

Affiliation Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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José Manuel Marín Ferrer,

Affiliation Museo Paleontológico de Elche (MUPE), Elche, Spain
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for the Project PALDES,
for the Niger Project SNHM,
Oumarou Amadou Ide,

Affiliation Université Abdou Moumouni, Institut pour Recherche et Science Humaine (IRSH), Niamey, Niger
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Abdoulaye Maga

Affiliation Université Abdou Moumouni, Institut pour Recherche et Science Humaine (IRSH), Niamey, Niger
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A New Basal Sauropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Niger and the Early Evolution of Sauropoda

Kristian Remes,
Francisco Ortega,
Ignacio Fierro,
Ulrich Joger,
Ralf Kosma,
José Manuel Marín Ferrer,
for the Project PALDES,
for the Niger Project SNHM,
Oumarou Amadou Ide,
Abdoulaye Maga

Published: September 16, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006924

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Lovely piece of work!

Posted by Lepidotes on 30 Apr 2010 at 08:47 GMT

Reading this remarkable paper of a huge author's collective leaded by Kristian Remes was a real pleasure. Accompanied by a suite of excellent photos, the anatomical details of a nearly complete new sauropod dinosaur from Africa were presented in a very competent and entertaining manner. The implications of this find for the Mid-Jurassic dinosaur distribution worldwide are inspiring. A little masterpiece!

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Lovely piece of work!

Posted by Lepidotes on 30 Apr 2010 at 08:47 GMT