titanosaur articles
What does the name *Patagotitan* specifically signify regarding its geographical origin?
What was the upper limit scientific estimate for the mass of a fully grown *Patagotitan mayorum*?
Into which specific subgroup of long-necked dinosaurs did *Patagotitan mayorum* fall?
Why are size estimates for *Patagotitan mayorum* considered more reliable than those for some other giant dinosaur candidates?
During which geological era did the existence of *Patagotitan* take place?
Which family's land in Chubut Province protected the fossils until scientific teams could properly extract them?
What analogy illustrates the approximate 37.2 meter length attributed to *Patagotitan*?
Given its enormous size, what necessary activity would *Patagotitan* likely have spent the majority of its waking hours performing?
The fossil discoveries of *Patagotitan* occurred near which specific geographical locality in Chubut Province?
What functional role did the legs of *Patagotitan* essentially have to perform to support its structure?
To which major sauropod clade does Amargasaurus cazaui definitively belong?
What specialized family within Diplodocoidea does Amargasaurus belong to?
What is the most visually striking feature distinguishing Amargasaurus?
What feature characterizes the neural spines of Amargasaurus, shared with its immediate family?
Approximately how long was Amargasaurus generally reconstructed to be?
In which geological formation were the fossils of Amargasaurus unearthed?
What geological time period does the Amarga Formation containing Amargasaurus date to?
How do the vertebral centra of Diplodocoids like Amargasaurus generally compare to those of Titanosaurs?
What is a common characteristic used to describe the vertebral structures of Titanosaurs that Amargasaurus lacks?
Which group of sauropods did Titanosauria and Diplodocoidea split from a common ancestor earlier than?
What does the name *Dreadnoughtus* roughly translate to?
What was the initial estimated weight of *Dreadnoughtus* in metric tons?
Approximately what percentage of the *Dreadnoughtus* skeleton was recovered?
To which specific clade within the sauropods did *Dreadnoughtus* belong?
In which geographical region were the remains of *Dreadnoughtus schrani* discovered?
Who was the species name, *D. schrani*, chosen to honor?
Which major parts of the *Dreadnoughtus* skeleton were notably absent from the recovered material?
How many times heavier did *Dreadnoughtus* weigh compared to a modern adult African Bush Elephant (averaging around 6 tons)?
What distinguishes the confidence level of *Dreadnoughtus*'s weight estimate compared to more fragmentary giants?
What feature of the recovered limb bones is direct evidence of the immense compressive forces *Dreadnoughtus* legs had to withstand?