Somphospondyli
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Somphospondyli is a major group of titanosauriform sauropod dinosaurs that includes many of the largest known land animals, characterized by elongated necks and widespread distribution during the Cretaceous Period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Somphospondyli canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
dinosaur clade ⓘ sauropod clade ⓘ |
| characteristic |
elongate cervical vertebrae
ⓘ
elongated neck ⓘ large body size ⓘ pneumatic vertebrae ⓘ reduced neural spines in some vertebrae ⓘ wide-gauge limb posture in many members ⓘ |
| containsSomeOfLargestKnown | land animals ⓘ |
| definingFeature | highly pneumatic presacral vertebrae ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distribution | global ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large-bodied terrestrial herbivore ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Early Cretaceous ⓘ |
| fossilSite |
Africa
ⓘ
Antarctica ⓘ Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Brachiosauridae
ⓘ
surface form:
Brachiosauridae (in some definitions, as stem-titanosauriforms)
Euhelopodidae ⓘ Euhelopus ⓘ Sauroposeidon ⓘ Titanosauria ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Neosauropoda
ⓘ
surface form:
Titanosauriformes
|
| nameMeaning | “porous vertebrae” ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Animalia
ⓘ
Archosauria ⓘ Bilateria ⓘ Chordata ⓘ Diapsida ⓘ Dinosauria ⓘ Ornithodira ⓘ
surface form:
Dinosauromorpha
Macronaria ⓘ Ornithoscelida ⓘ Saurischia ⓘ Sauropoda ⓘ Sauropsida ⓘ Tetrapoda ⓘ Titanosauriformes ⓘ Vertebrata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonCharacteristic | hollowed internal structure of vertebrae due to air sacs ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Neosauropoda ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Cretaceous ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.