Tag Archive for 'Macronaria'

Stylized life reconstruction of Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis within the arid floodplains of Late Early Cretaceous Aptian-Albian Thailand. Image credit: Patchanop Boonsai.

Giant New Dinosaur Species Discovered in Thailand Reveals Hidden Diversity of Asian Titans

May 14, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of somphospondylan titanosauriform dinosaur — the largest ever found in Southeast Asia —...

Reconstruction of Bicharracosaurus dionidei. Image credit: Felipe Cutro-Lev.

New Species of Giant Long-Necked Dinosaur Identified in Argentina

May 11, 2026 by Enrico de Lazaro

Fossils unearthed on a remote Argentine ranch belong to a new genus and species of macronarian sauropod dinosaur, according to an international team of...

Adult individuals of Europasaurus holgeri watch over the newly-hatched chicks which are leaving the nest to join their herd. Image credit: Davide Bonadonna.

Jurassic Sauropod Dinosaur was Likely Precocial, New Study Suggests

Dec 22, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have, for the first time, described the neuroanatomy of Europasaurus holgeri, a remarkable macronarian dinosaur from the Jurassic period...

Life reconstruction of a macronarian dinosaur. Image credit: Levi Bernardo / CC BY-SA 3.0.

New Species of Jurassic Sauropod Dinosaur Uncovered in China

Nov 15, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Yuzhoulong qurenensis is one of the earliest-diverging members of the sauropod dinosaur clade Macronaria. Life reconstruction of a macronarian dinosaur....