Name
Macrocollum (Long neck).
Phonetic
Mak-ro-col-lum.
Named By
R. T. M�ller, M. C. Langer & S. Dias-da-Silva - 2018.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Unaysauridae.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
M. itaquii
Size
About 3.5 meters long.
Known locations
Brazil - Caturrita Formation.
Time Period
Norian of the Triassic.
Fossil representation
Skull and partial post cranial skeleton.
Macrocollum is a genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Triassic.
- An exceptionally preserved association of complete dinosaur skeletons reveals the oldest long-necked sauropodomorphs. - Biology Letters 14:20180633:1-5. - R. T. M�ller, M. C. Langer & S. Dias-da-Silva - 2018.
