Lithostrotia

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Lithostrotia is a clade of advanced titanosaurs, a group of large, long-necked sauropod dinosaurs known from the Cretaceous period and characterized by features such as extensive body armor and specialized vertebrae.

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Lithostrotia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dinosaur clade
sauropod clade
titanosaur clade
characteristic extensive body armor
highly pneumatic vertebrae
large body size
long neck
osteoderms in skin
procoelous caudal vertebrae in many members
robust limb bones
specialized vertebrae
diet herbivorous
etymology from Greek for "paved with stones" or "stone pavement"
fossilRecord known only from fossil remains
geographicDistribution Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
Madagascar
North America
South America
includedTaxon Alamosaurus
Nemegtosaurus
surface form: Nemegtosauridae

Opisthocoelicaudia
Rapetosaurus
Saltasauridae
Saltasaurus
locomotion quadrupedal
namedBy Jeffrey A. Wilson NERFINISHED
Paul C. Sereno
notableFeature includes some of the most derived titanosaurs
many members possess dermal armor plates
parentTaxon Somphospondyli
Titanosauria
subclassOf Archosauria
Dinosauria
Neosauropoda
Ornithoscelida
Reptilia
Saurischia
Sauropoda
Titanosauria
taxonRank clade
temporalRange Cretaceous
temporalRangeEnd Late Cretaceous
temporalRangeStart Early Cretaceous
yearNamed 1998

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Titanosauria includesSubgroup Lithostrotia