A new Late Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Mid-Zambezi Basin, Zimbabwe
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Authors
Barrett, PM
Chapelle, Kimberley
Sciscio, Lara
Broderick, Timothy
Zondo, Michel
Munyikwa, Darlington
Choiniere, Jonah
Issue date
2024-05-30Subject Terms
SauropodomorphaMassopoda
Pebbly Arkose Formation
Norian
Lake Kariba
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An articulated partial hind limb collected from the Pebbly Arkose Formation (Norian, Upper Triassic) of the Upper Karoo Group of Zimbabwe is described as a new taxon of sauropodomorph dinosaur. Musankwa sanyatiensis gen. et sp. nov. was discovered on the shoreline of Lake Kariba, on Spurwing Island in the Mid-Zambezi Basin. The holotype consists of a right femur, tibia, and astragalus, and can be distinguished from all other Late Triassic massopodan sauropodomorphs on the basis of numerous features, which form a unique character combination. Phylogenetic analysis recovers the new taxon as the earliest-branching lineage within Massopoda. Musankwa is only the fourth dinosaur to be named from the Karoo-aged basins of Zimbabwe and further demonstrates the high potential of this region for discoveries of new early dinosaur material.Publisher
Polska Akademia Nauk Instytut Paleobiologii (Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences)Journal
Acta Palaeontologica PolonicaType
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Copyright © 2024 P.M. Barrett et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (for details please see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. The attached file is the published version of the article.NHM Repository
ISSN
0567-7920ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.4202/app.01100.2023
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