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Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Ligabuesaurus leanzai (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuquen Basin, Patagonia, Argentina

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ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
卷 196, 期 4, 页码 1333-1393

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac003

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evolutionary history; Lohan Cura Formation; palaeontology; phylogenetics; Sauropodomorpha; taxa

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  1. Jurassic Foundation

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The knowledge of the sauropod dinosaur Ligabuesaurus leanzai is expanded through the description of new postcranial elements and the recognition of a newly referred specimen. The study proposes a new diagnosis for Ligabuesaurus and discusses the implications for the diversification and distribution of South American somphospondylans. The findings contribute to the understanding of the sauropod faunal composition in southwestern Gondwana and shed light on the early evolution of titanosaurians.
Osteological knowledge of the sauropod dinosaur Ligabuesaurus leanzai is increased by the description of new postcranial elements assigned to the holotype MCF-PVPH-233. Furthermore, a newly referred specimen, MCF-PVPH-228, is recognized after a detailed revision of the abundant sauropod material collected from the Lohan Cura Formation outcrops in the Cerro de los Leones locality (southern Neuquen Basin, Patagonia, Argentina). Recent laboratory preparation and fieldwork allowed us to recognize several new morphological features of the pectoral and pelvic girdles and the cervical and caudal anatomy. Thus, a new diagnosis of Ligabuesaurus is proposed that includes new autapomorphies and a unique combination of features. A phylogenetic analysis based on this new material recovers Ligabuesaurus as a non-titanosaurian somphospondylan, more derived than Sauroposeidon. Therefore, we discuss the palaeobiogeographical implications for the diversification and distribution of South American somphospondylans, especially in the Neuquen Basin, which are closely related to the early stages of evolution of Titanosauria. In this context, Ligabuesaurus represents one of the more complete Early Cretaceous Titanosauriformes and the earliest non-titanosaurian somphospondylan of South America. Finally, the new information on Ligabuesaurus contributes not only to reconstruction of the sauropod faunal composition of south-western Gondwana, but also sheds light on the early stages and emergence of titanosaurians.

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