Opisthocoelicaudia

genus of reptiles (fossil)

Opisthocoelicaudia is a genus of titanosaur sauropod dinosaur. It is from Late Cretaceous rocks from Mongolia's Nemegt Basin. In 1965 a well preserved skeleton was found, missing only a neck and head.

Opisthocoelicaudia
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 70 Ma
Skeleton restoration in the Museum of Evolution of Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Sauropodomorpha
Clade: Sauropoda
Clade: Titanosauria
Clade: Lithostrotia
Family: Saltasauridae
Genus: Opisthocoelicaudia
Borsuk-Białynicka, 1977
Species:
O. skarzynskii
Binomial name
Opisthocoelicaudia skarzynskii
Borsuk-Białynicka, 1977

Possible synonymy with Nemegtosaurus

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Scientists are arguing whether Nemegtosaurus is a synonym of Opisthocoelicaudia or its own genus.

 
Restoration of Opisthocoelicaudia