Musankwa. new sauropodomorph from Late Triassic of Zimbabwe (free pdf)
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Ben Creisler
May 30, 2024, 10:56:22 AMMay 30
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A new paper:
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Musankwa sanyatiensis gen. et sp. nov.
Paul M. Barrett, Kimberley E.J. Chapelle, Lara Sciscio, Timothy J. Broderick, Michel Zondo, Darlington Munyikwa, and Jonah N. Choiniere (2024)
A new Late Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Mid-Zambezi Basin, Zimbabwe
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 69(2): 227-241
doi: https://doi.org/10.4202/app.01100.2023
https://www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app011002023.html
An articulated partial hind limb collected from the Pebbly Arkose Formation (Norian, Upper Triassic) of the Upper Karoo Group of Zimbabwe is described as a new taxon of sauropodomorph dinosaur. Musankwa sanyatiensis gen. et sp. nov. was discovered on the shoreline of Lake Kariba, on Spurwing Island in the Mid-Zambezi Basin. The holotype consists of a right femur, tibia, and astragalus, and can be distinguished from all other Late Triassic massopodan sauropodomorphs on the basis of numerous features, which form a unique character combination. Phylogenetic analysis recovers the new taxon as the earliest-branching lineage within Massopoda. Musankwa is only the fourth dinosaur to be named from the Karoo-aged basins of Zimbabwe and further demonstrates the high potential of this region for discoveries of new early dinosaur material.
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