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Rinconsaurus
Taxonomy
Rinconsaurus was named by Calvo and González Riga (2003). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Titanosauridae by Calvo and González Riga (2003); to Titanosauria by Mannion and Calvo (2011); to Eutitanosauria by Calvo et al. (2007), Filippi et al. (2011); to Aeolosaurini by Franco-Rosas et al. (2004), Casal et al. (2007), Santucci and Arruda-Campos (2011); to Colossosauria by Páramo et al. (2020); and to Rinconsauria by Calvo et al. (2007), González Riga et al. (2009), Calvo and Porfiri (2010), Coria et al. (2013), González Riga and Ortiz David (2014), Filippi (2015), Carballido et al. (2017), González Riga et al. (2018), Filippi et al. (2019), Navarro et al. (2022), Pérez Moreno et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Titanosauridae by Calvo and González Riga (2003); to Titanosauria by Mannion and Calvo (2011); to Eutitanosauria by Calvo et al. (2007), Filippi et al. (2011); to Aeolosaurini by Franco-Rosas et al. (2004), Casal et al. (2007), Santucci and Arruda-Campos (2011); to Colossosauria by Páramo et al. (2020); and to Rinconsauria by Calvo et al. (2007), González Riga et al. (2009), Calvo and Porfiri (2010), Coria et al. (2013), González Riga and Ortiz David (2014), Filippi (2015), Carballido et al. (2017), González Riga et al. (2018), Filippi et al. (2019), Navarro et al. (2022), Pérez Moreno et al. (2023).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Rinconsaurus Calvo and González Riga p. 335 |
| 2004 | Rinconsaurus Franco-Rosas et al. p. 332 |
| 2007 | Rinconsaurus Calvo et al. p. 487 |
| 2007 | Rinconsaurus Calvo et al. p. 533 fig. 3 |
| 2007 | Rinconsaurus Casal et al. p. 57 |
| 2009 | Rinconsaurus González Riga et al. p. 144 fig. 11 |
| 2010 | Rinconsaurus Calvo and Porfiri p. 111 |
| 2011 | Rinconsaurus Filippi et al. |
| 2011 | Rinconsaurus Mannion and Calvo |
| 2011 | Rinconsaurus Santucci and Arruda-Campos |
| 2013 | Rinconsaurus Coria et al. |
| 2014 | Rinconsaurus González Riga and Ortiz David |
| 2015 | Rinconsaurus Filippi p. 22 |
| 2017 | Rinconsaurus Carballido et al. |
| 2018 | Rinconsaurus González Riga et al. |
| 2019 | Rinconsaurus Filippi et al. |
| 2020 | Rinconsaurus Páramo et al. p. 373 |
| 2022 | Rinconsaurus Navarro et al. p. 344 fig. 13 |
| 2023 | Rinconsaurus Pérez Moreno et al. |
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G. †Rinconsaurus Calvo and González Riga 2003
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†Rinconsaurus caudamirus Calvo and González Riga 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
| estimate | equation | reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5.44 tons | Sauropoda femur circumference | Anderson et al. 1985 |
| 2.77 tons | Sauropoda humerus circumference | Anderson et al. 1985 |
| mean: 3.88 tons | ||
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| femur circumference | 2 | 340.0 | 340.0 | 340.0 | 340.0 | - | |
| femur diameter | 2 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | - | |
| humerus circumference | 1 | 300.0 | - | - | - | - | |
| humerus diameter | 1 | 120.0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Source: infrao = infraorder | |||||
| References: Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Middle Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Santonian | Argentina (Neuquén) | R. caudamirus (56157) |