Sonidosaurus

So-ne-do-sore-us.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Sonidosaurus.

Phonetic

So-ne-do-sore-us.

Named By

X.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Tan,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Zhao‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬Tan‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬saihangaobiensis‭

Size

Estimated about‭ ‬9‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Iren Dabasu Formation.

Time Period

Campanian‭ ‬of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       With an estimated length of about nine meters long for the holotype individual,‭ ‬Sonidosaurus was actually pretty small for a late Cretaceous titanosaur.‭ ‬Hailing from the Iren Dabasu Formation,‭ ‬Sonidosaurus may have been preyed upon by tyrannosaurs of the time such as Alectrosaurus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new titanosaurian sauropod from Late Cretaceous of Nei Mongol,‭ ‬China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Geologica Sinica‭ ‬80‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬20‭–‬26.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Xu,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Zhang,‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Tan,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Zhao‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬Tan‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

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