Opisthocoelicaudia
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 | |
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| Skeleton restoration in the Museum of Evolution of Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Archosauria |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | †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
Scientists are arguing whether Nemegtosaurus is a synonym of Opisthocoelicaudia or its own genus, or vice versa.
Restoration of Opisthocoelicaudia
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