Atlantosaurus

Atlantosaurus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic,
150 Ma
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Illustration of the sacrum of A. montanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: †Sauropodomorpha
Clade: †Sauropoda
Superfamily: †Diplodocoidea
Family: †Diplodocidae
Genus: †Atlantosaurus
Marsh, 1877
Species:
†A. montanus
Binomial name
†Atlantosaurus montanus
(Marsh, 1877)
Other species
  • †A. immanis? Marsh, 1878
Synonyms

Atlantosaurus (meaning "Atlas lizard") is a dubious genus of sauropod dinosaur. It contains a single species, Atlantosaurus montanus, from the upper Morrison Formation of Colorado, United States. Atlantosaurus was the first sauropod to be described during the infamous 19th century Bone Wars,[1] during which scientific methodology suffered in favor of pursuit of academic acclaim.[2]

  1. ^ Wilson, J. A. (2011). "Anatomical terminology for the sacrum of sauropod dinosaurs." Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, 32(5): 59-69. [1]
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference taylor2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).