Mussaurus is represented by hatchling, yearling and adult specimens from the Patagonian sample used for its ontogenetic models; these individuals do not establish complete genus endpoints or an evolutionary ladder.
claim:taxon:mussaurusMussaurus
Mussaurus is represented by hatchling, yearling and adult specimens from the Patagonian sample used for its ontogenetic models; these individuals do not establish complete genus endpoints or an evolutionary ladder. This navigation entry is not a phylogeny or a complete taxon dossier.
Represented range192.9–184.2 Ma
Content packagedinosauria
PBDBtxn:38643
Evidence boundary
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Known limits
- A missing branch or fossil occurrence does not imply biological absence. Internal nodes are not calibrated divergence estimates.
References
- Ontogenetic changes in the body plan of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Mussaurus patagonicus reveal shifts of locomotor stance during growthOtero, A.; Cuff, A.R.; Allen, V.; Sumner-Rooney, L.; Pol, D.; Hutchinson, J.R. · 2019 · DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-44037-1
- Open Tree of Life web servicesOpenTreeOfLife Project
- The Paleobiology Database application programming interfacePeters, S.E.; McClennen, M. · 2016 · DOI 10.1017/pab.2015.39
- Denormalized occurrence and taxon tables of the Paleobiology DatabaseThe Paleobiology Database Community; Kocsis, Á.T. · 2026 · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21620933