INGENTIA
a lessemsaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic of Argentina.
Pronunciation: in-GEN-tee-uh
Meaning: Huge
Author/s: Apaldetti
et al. (
2018)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: San Juan Province, Argentina
Discovery Chart Position: #976
Ingentia prima
(First Huge One)Etymology
In Latin,
Ingentia means "huge", while the
species epithet,
prima, means "first". Combined, the name refers to the huge body size acqured during the early evolution of dinosaurs.
Discovery
The first remains of
Ingentia were discovered in the Quebrada del Barro
Formation (Marayes–El Carrizal Basin) mear the village of Balde de Leyes, San Juan Province, northwestern Argentina, during a IMCN-PVSJ expedition in 2015.
The
holotype (PVSJ 108) is six neck vertebrae, a partial shoulder blade, and a right forelimb lacking most of the toes.
A referred specimen (PVSJ 1087) from the same area includes five tail vertebrae, a partial lower arn, a piece of calf, and a partial right foot.
Discovery
D. Abelin.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Triassic
Stage: Rhaetian
Age range: 206-201 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
References
• Apaldetti C, Martínez RN, Cerda IA, Pol D and Alcober O (2018) "An early trend towards gigantism in Triassic sauropodomorph dinosaurs".
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2(8): 1227–1232.
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-018-0599-y.
• Apaldetti C and Martínez RN (2022) "South American Non-Gravisaurian Sauropodiformes and the Early Trend Towards Gigantism". Page 93–130 in Otero, Carballido and Pol (eds.) "
South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs"
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