Erketu ellisoni, a long-necked sauropod from Bor Guvé (Dornogov Aimag, Mongolia). American Museum novitates ; no. 3508

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dc.contributor.authorKsepka, Daniel T.
dc.contributor.authorNorell, Mark.
dc.contributor.authorMongolian-American Museum Paleontological Project.
dc.contributor.authorMongolyn Shinzhlekh Ukhaany Akademi.
dc.date.accessioned2006-03-21T18:03:39Z
dc.date.available2006-03-21T18:03:39Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionSpecimen collected during the 2002 field season of the American Museum of Natural History-Mongolian Academy of Sciences Paleontological Project.en
dc.description16 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.en
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 14-15).en
dc.description.abstractThe first specimen of the new sauropod Erketu ellisoni, from the Lower Cretaceous of the eastern Gobi of Dornogov, Mongolia, is described here. The specimen comprises a well-preserved articulated anterior cervical series, an articulated lower hindlimb, and a sternal plate. This sauropod displays a unique combination of features including low, bifid neural spines, elongate cervical centra, and crescent-shaped sternal plates. Computed tomography imaging reveals the vertebrae were extensively invaded with pneumatic camellae. The holotype individual of Erketu was of modest mass relative to other neosauropods, but had an extremely elongate neck. Phylogenetic analysis indicates Erketu is a member of the Somphospondyli and may belong to a more exclusive clade therein.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/5783
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3508en
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3508, 2006en
dc.subject.lcshErketu ellisoni.en
dc.subject.lcshDinosaurs -- Mongolia -- Dornogov Aimag.en
dc.subject.lcshReptiles, Fossil -- Mongolia -- Dornogov Aimag.en
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Cretaceous -- Mongolia -- Dornogov Aimag.en
dc.subject.lcshPaleontology -- Mongolia -- Dornogov Aimag.en
dc.titleErketu ellisoni, a long-necked sauropod from Bor Guvé (Dornogov Aimag, Mongolia). American Museum novitates ; no. 3508en
dc.title.alternativeSauropod from Mongoliaen
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