Magyarosaurus

Magyarosaurus
Temporal range: Maastrichtian, 71–66 Ma
Humerus, Deva Natural History Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Macronaria
Clade: Titanosauria
Clade: Lithostrotia
Genus: Magyarosaurus
von Huene, 1932
Type species
Titanosaurus dacus
Species
  • M. dacus
    Nopcsa, 1915 (originally Titanosaurus)
  • M. hungaricus?
    von Huene, 1932
Synonyms[1]
  • Titanosaurus dacus
    Nopcsa, 1915
  • Magyarosaurus transsylvanicus
    von Huene, 1932

Magyarosaurus ("Magyar lizard") is a genus of dwarf sauropod dinosaur from late Cretaceous Period (early to late Maastrichtian) in Romania. It is one of the smallest-known adult sauropods, measuring only 6 m (20 ft) in length and 750–1,000 kg (1,650–2,200 lb) in body mass. The type and only certain species is Magyarosaurus dacus. It has been found to be a close relative of Rapetosaurus in the family Saltasauridae in the sauropod clade Titanosauria in a 2005 study.[2]

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