Antetonitrus
Sauropodiform dinosaur genus from Early Jurassic South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antetonitrus is a genus of sauropodiform dinosaur found in the Early Jurassic Elliot Formation of South Africa. The only species is Antetonitrus ingenipes. Sometimes considered a basal sauropod, it is crucial for the understanding of the origin and early evolution of this group. It was a quadrupedal herbivore, like its later relatives, but shows primitive adaptations to use the forelimbs for grasping, instead of purely for weight support.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
Clade: | †Sauropoda |
Clade: | †Lessemsauridae |
Genus: | †Antetonitrus |
Species: | †A. ingenipes |
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†Antetonitrus ingenipes Yates & Kitching, 2003 | |
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