Microcoelus
Name:
Microcoelus
(Small hollow).
Phonetic: My-krow-see-lus.
Named By: Lydekker - 1893.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauria.
Species: M. patagonicus
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unknown.
Known locations: Argentina.
Time period: Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Single dorsal vertebra.
Since the naming of the genus in 1893, Microcoelus has become something of a dubious genus of titanosaur. This is because at the time if writing only a single dorsal (back) vertebra is known. A humerus (upper arm bone) that was once assigned to the genus has now been moved to the genus Neuquensaurus, and there is also talk that Microcoelus should be re-classed as a synonym to Neuquensaurus. Indeed, many researchers have already chosen to come to this conclusion.
Further reading
- Dinosaurs (Reptilia, Archosauria) at Museo de La Plata,
Argentina: annotated catalogue of the type material and Antarctic
specimens. - Palaeontologia Electronica, 16(1): 1-24. -
A. Otero & M. Reguero - 2013.
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