Bicharracosaurus dionidei, gen. et sp. nov., a new macronarian (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Late Jurassic Cañadón Calcáreo Formation of Argentina
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VERIFY:geological_stage: stored=tithonian suggested=kimmeridgian confidence=high — The Cañadón Calcáreo Formation, the unit yielding the Brachytrachelopan holotype, is now dated as Oxfordian–Kimmeridgian, with its base at about 157.4 Ma on U-Pb chronostratigraphy; the originally reported Tithonian age has been superseded.
Öppna källa ↗A diplodocid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Cañadón Calcáreo Formation of Chubut, Argentina (Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35:5)
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VERIFY:period_start_mya: stored=150 suggested=157 confidence=high — Current literature consistently refers the Cañadón Calcáreo Formation to the Oxfordian–Kimmeridgian, with radiometric dating placing the base of the unit near 157 Ma, older than the stored 150 Ma start.
Öppna källa ↗A diplodocid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Cañadón Calcáreo Formation of Chubut, Argentina (Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35:5)
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VERIFY:period_end_mya: stored=145 suggested=149 confidence=medium — With the formation restricted to the Oxfordian–Kimmeridgian, its youngest plausible age is the top of the Kimmeridgian (~149 Ma) rather than the end-Tithonian 145 Ma stored here.
Öppna källa ↗Brachytrachelopan - Wikipedia
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VERIFY:weight_max_kg: stored=10000 suggested=6000 confidence=medium — Published mass estimates for this ~10–11 m dicraeosaurid cluster around 5 tonnes (Paul, Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs), so a 10,000 kg upper bound is roughly double any supported estimate.
Öppna källa ↗Discovery of a short-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period of Patagonia
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-10
Original description by Rauhut et al. (2005) erecting Brachytrachelopan mesai and placing it phylogenetically within Dicraeosauridae (Diplodocoidea, Sauropoda).
Öppna källa ↗Fossilworks: Brachytrachelopan mesai
Paleobiology Database (Fossilworks)
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Database taxon record listing the single known occurrence of the species in the Cañadón Calcáreo Formation of Chubut Province, Argentina, with its stratigraphic (Tithonian) range.
Öppna källa ↗Discovery of a short-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period of Patagonia
Nature
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Documents the holotype's provenance in fluvial sandstones of the Cañadón Calcáreo Formation near Cerro Cóndor and the Late Jurassic floodplain palaeoenvironment with low vegetation exploited by this browser.
Öppna källa ↗Palaeobiological inferences for the South American dicraeosaurid Brachytrachelopan mesai (Dinosauria; Sauropoda) based on bone histology of the holotype
Historical Biology
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Peer-reviewed palaeobiological study of the holotype, addressing the growth and feeding ecology of this herbivorous, short-necked low-browsing dicraeosaurid.
Öppna källa ↗U-Pb and Lu-Hf zircon geochronology of the Cañadón Asfalto Basin, Chubut, Argentina: Implications for the magmatic evolution in central Patagonia
Journal of South American Earth Sciences (Elsevier)
Granskad: 2026-09-10
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Öppna källa ↗Discovery of a short-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period of Patagonia
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-10
Authoritative overview of the species, covering its discovery, anatomy, unusually short neck and small body size, and its significance among sauropods.
Öppna källa ↗Discovery of a short-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period of Patagonia
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-10
Authoritative overview of the species, covering its discovery, anatomy, unusually short neck and small body size, and its significance among sauropods.
Öppna källa ↗Discovery of a short-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period of Patagonia
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-10
Authoritative overview of the species, covering its discovery, anatomy, unusually short neck and small body size, and its significance among sauropods.
Öppna källa ↗Discovery of a short-necked sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period of Patagonia
Nature
Granskad: 2026-09-10
Authoritative overview of the species, covering its discovery, anatomy, unusually short neck and small body size, and its significance among sauropods.
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