Savannasaurus
Name:
Savannasaurus
(Savanna lizard).
Phonetic: Sa-van-nah-sore-us.
Named By: S. F. Poropat, P. D. Mannion,
P. Upchurch, S. A. Hocknull, B. P. Kear, M.
Kundr�t, T. R. Tischler, T. Sloan, G. H. K.
Sinapius, J. A. Elliott & D. A. Elliott - 2016.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Titanosauria.
Species: S. elliottorum
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Roughly estimated at 15 meters long.
Known locations: Australia, Queensland -
Winton Formation.
Time period: Cenomanian/early Turonian of the
Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Disarticulated partial
skeleton.
Savannasaurus
is a genus of titanosaur
that lived in Australia doing the Cretaceous.
Hailing from the Winton Formation of Queensland, Savannasaurus
would
have been in the same habitat as other dinosaurs such as
Diamantinasaurus,
Austrosaurus
and Wintonotitan.
Savannasaurus
seems to have been quite similar to Diamantinasaurus
in form.
Possible predatory threats to Savannasaurus
include megaraptorans
such
as Australovenator,
though they were perhaps more of a threat to
younger and smaller juveniles.
Further reading
- New Australian sauropods
shed light on Cretaceous dinosaur palaeobiogeography. -Scientific
Reports 6:34467:1-12. - S. F. Poropat, P. D. Mannion,
P. Upchurch, S. A. Hocknull, B. P. Kear, M.
Kundr�t, T. R. Tischler, T. Sloan, G. H. K.
Sinapius, J. A. Elliott & D. A. Elliott -
2016.
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