ATHENAR
a dicraeosaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of North America.
Pronunciation: AH-thuh-NAHR
Meaning: for Athenar
Author/s: Whitlock
et al. (
2025)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Utah, USA
Discovery Chart Position: #1154
Athenar bermani
(for Athenar and Berman)Etymology
Athenar honours the Cleveland metal artist and notable Pittsburgh Steelers fan Athenar, whose music accompanied most of the specimen's preparation.
The
species epithet,
bermani, honours David Berman for his foundational work on diplodocoid skulls at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and his original description of the holotype with John McIntosh in 1978.
ZooBank registry:
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2F58D0D4-3044-400B-B7AB-2CFA66F3D8A8.
Discovery
The remains of
Athenar were discovered in the Morrison Formation at the Carnegie Quarry, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, USA, by Earl Douglass in 1913.
The
holotype (CM 26552) is a braincase and partial skull roof.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Tithonian
Age range: 149-143 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
References
• Berman DS and McIntosh JS (1978) "Skull and relationships of the Upper Jurassic sauropod
Apatosaurus (Reptilia, Saurischia)".
Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 8: 1–35. DOI: 10.5962/p.228587.
• Whitlock JA, Garderes JP, Gallina P and Lamanna MC (2025) "
Athenar bermani, a new species of dicraeosaurid sauropod from Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, U.S.A."
Palaeontologia Electronica, 28(3): 1–13. DOI: 10.26879/1550.
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