| Autor: |
PAUL M. BARRETT, KIMBERLEY E.J. CHAPELLE, LARA SCISCIO, TIMOTHY J. BRODERICK, MICHEL ZONDO, DARLINGTON MUNYIKWA, JONAH N. CHOINIERE |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, Vol 68, Iss 2, Pp 227-241 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1732-2421 |
| DOI: |
10.4202/app.01100.2023 |
| Popis: |
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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