A revision of Titanosaurus Lydekker (dinosauria ‐ sauropoda), the first dinosaur genus with a ‘Gondwanan’ distribution

@article{Wilson2003ARO,
  title={A revision of Titanosaurus Lydekker (dinosauria ‐ sauropoda), the first dinosaur genus with a ‘Gondwanan’ distribution},
  author={JEFFREY A. Wilson and Paul Upchurch},
  journal={Journal of Systematic Palaeontology},
  year={2003},
  volume={1},
  pages={125 - 160}
}
Synopsis Titanosaurs represent approximately one‐third of sauropod diversity and were geographically widespread throughout the Cretaceous, especially on southern continents. [] Key Method A re‐evaluation of all Titanosaurus species recognises as diagnostic only f...
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