Fig. 2: Skeletal anatomy of Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra gen. et sp. nov. (HUE-EC-04). | Communications Biology

Fig. 2: Skeletal anatomy of Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra gen. et sp. nov. (HUE-EC-04).

From: A Spanish saltasauroid titanosaur reveals Europe as a melting pot of endemic and immigrant sauropods in the Late Cretaceous

Fig. 2

Anterior dorsal vertebrae (Dv1-Dv3, HUE-2981) in dorsal (A, anterior towards right side), ventral (B, anterior towards right side) and right lateral (D) views. Middle to posterior dorsal vertebrae (Dv5-Dv9, HUE-2979) in left lateral view (C). Posterior dorsal vertebra (Dv10, HUE-2980) left lateral (E) and anterior (F) views. Sacrum in articulation with pelvic girdle and caudal series (HUE-2957) in anterior (G), left lateral (H) and ventral (K, anterior towards top and the pubes and ischia were removed) views. Right fibula (HUE-2977) in lateral view (I). First caudal vertebra (HUE-2957) in right lateral view (J); third caudal vertebra (HUE-2957) in posterior view (L); seventh caudal vertebra (HUE-2957) in left lateral (M) and ventral (N, anterior towards left) views; eleventh caudal vertebra (HUE-2957) in right lateral (O) and ventral (P, anterior towards right) views. B, D, G, H, K, O and P correspond to 3D digital models (see Supplementary Note 5). Black dashed line: broken borders. Diapophyseal fossae are in blue, parapophyseal fossae are in orange, and prezygapophyseal fossae are in green. Abbreviations: * diagnostic, acdl anterior centrodiapophyseal lamina, acet acetabulum, acf anterior chevron facet, acpl anterior centroparapophyseal lamina, Cd caudal vertebra, cdf centrodiapophyseal fossa, cg cingulum, cpaf centroparapophyseal fossa, cpol centropostzygapophyseal lamina, cprf centroprezygapophyseal fossa, cri caudal rib, di diapophysis, dp depression, Dv dorsal vertebra, gr groove, ilped iliac peduncle, isped tb tuberosity of the ischial peduncle, lt lateral trochanter, ltb lateral tuberosity, pa parapophysis, pacdf parapophyseal centrodiapophyseal fossa, pacprf parapophyseal centroprezygapophyseal fossa, pcdl posterior centrodiapophyseal lamina, pcpl posterior parapophyseal lamina, pf pneumatic foramen, pcf posterior chevron facet, poap posacetabular process, pocdf postzygapophyseal centrodiapophyseal fossa, podl postzygodiapophyseal lamina, posdf postzygapophyseal spinodiapophyseal fossa, poz postzygapophysis, pped pubic peduncle, prep preacetabular process, prld prezygodiapophyseal lamina, prpadf prezygapophyseal paradiapophyseal fossa, prsdf prezygapophyseal spinodiapophyseal fossa, prsl prespinal lamina, prsl-f prespinal lamina fossa, prsl pr prespinal lamina process, prz prezygapophysis, ri ridge, spdl spinodiapophyseal lamina, spol spinopostzygapophyseal lamina, sprf spinoprezygapophyseal fossa, sprl spinoprezygapophyseal lamina, supr supraspinous rod, Sv sacral vertebra, tap triangular aliform process, tprl pr intraprezygapophyseal lamina process, vh ventral hollow. Black scale bar equals 100 mm, grey scale bar equals 50 mm.

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