Magyarosaurus [SEP] parent taxon
Magyarosaurus
Magyarosaurus ("Magyar lizard") is a genus of dwarf sauropod dinosaur from late Cretaceous Period (early to late Maastrichtian) in Romania. It is one of the smallest-known adult sauropods, measuring only six meters in length. The type and only certain species is Magyarosaurus dacus. It has been found to be a close relative of "Rapetosaurus" in the family Saltasauridae in the sauropod clade Titanosauria in a 2005 study.
Description.
"Magyarosaurus" was estimated to be in weight. It carried
Huene in 1932. von Huene in 1932 also named two other species: "M. hungaricus" and "M. transsylvanicus". Larger, rarer "M. hungaricus" may represent a distinct taxon.
The holotype, BMNH R.3861a, consists of a set of vertebrae. Numerous other bones have been found, mainly caudal vertebrae but also dorsals and elements of the appendicular skeleton. No remains of skulls are known. There has been a discovery of 14 fossil eggs which have been attributed to "Magyarosaurus".
Paleontology investigations have