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A restoration of Rinconsaurus compared to a human ,

•  Based proportionally on fossil elements and skeletal reconstruction featured in the Rinconsaurus description,[1] with missing parts based on other titanosaur reconstructions. The remains of Rinconsaurus represent two adults and a juvenile all of which are incomplete; some of the proportions shown here, such as the neck, limb lengths, and skull shape are not certain.
•  Osteroderms are not yet known in Rinconsaurus.  The osteoderms shown here are based loosely on Mendozasaurus.[2] Osteoderms are known from at least 10 titanosaur genera spread across the family tree but it's not clear if all titanosaurs had them.[3] Titanosaur osteoderms are rare and their layout and position on the body are not certain. [4]
•  The colours and patterns, as with the majority of reconstructions of prehistoric creatures, are speculative.
•  Human silhouette approximately 180 cm tall.

NOTE: I often update my images. If you want to have any of my images on a website, please (if possible) don’t host/save it to the website server. I’d prefer it if the image's Wikimedia URL is used. This means that if I update an image, it will be updated on the site as well.  Thanks.   


References


↑ Coria, Jorge; B.J.G. Riga (2003). "Rinconsaurus caudamirus gen. et sp nov., a new titanosaurid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina". Revista Geologica de Chile 30 (2): 333–353. ISSN 0716-0208. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.

↑   González Riga B (2003) A new titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mendoza, Argentina. Ameghiniana 40 (2) 

↑  Carrano, M.T. and D’Emic, M.D.  2015 'Osteoderms of the titanosaur sauropod dinosaur Alamosaurus sanjuanensis Gilmore, 1922'. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

↑    Vidal D, Ortega F, Sanz JL (2014) Titanosaur Osteoderms from the Upper Cretaceous of Lo Hueco (Spain) and Their Implications on the Armor of Laurasian Titanosaurs. PLoS ONE 9(8): e102488. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102488
Taxons Rinconsauria

A restoration of Rinconsaurus compared to a human , • Based proportionally on fossil elements and skeletal reconstruction featured in the Rinconsaurus description,[1] with missing parts based on other titanosaur reconstructions. The remains of Rinconsaurus represent two adults and a juvenile all of which are incomplete; some of the proportions shown here, such as the neck, limb lengths, and skull shape are not certain. • Osteroderms are not yet known in Rinconsaurus. The osteoderms shown here are based loosely on Mendozasaurus.[2] Osteoderms are known from at least 10 titanosaur genera spread across the family tree but it's not clear if all titanosaurs had them.[3] Titanosaur osteoderms are rare and their layout and position on the body are not certain. [4] • The colours and patterns, as with the majority of reconstructions of prehistoric creatures, are speculative. • Human silhouette approximately 180 cm tall. NOTE: I often update my images. If you want to have any of my images on a website, please (if possible) don’t host/save it to the website server. I’d prefer it if the image's Wikimedia URL is used. This means that if I update an image, it will be updated on the site as well. Thanks. References ↑ Coria, Jorge; B.J.G. Riga (2003). "Rinconsaurus caudamirus gen. et sp nov., a new titanosaurid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina". Revista Geologica de Chile 30 (2): 333–353. ISSN 0716-0208. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. ↑ González Riga B (2003) A new titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mendoza, Argentina. Ameghiniana 40 (2) ↑ Carrano, M.T. and D’Emic, M.D. 2015 'Osteoderms of the titanosaur sauropod dinosaur Alamosaurus sanjuanensis Gilmore, 1922'. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. ↑ Vidal D, Ortega F, Sanz JL (2014) Titanosaur Osteoderms from the Upper Cretaceous of Lo Hueco (Spain) and Their Implications on the Armor of Laurasian Titanosaurs. PLoS ONE 9(8): e102488. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102488

armure membre description Argentine +14
Ctenochasma elegans (syn. Pterodactylus elegans) fossil from Solnhofen, Germany

American Museum of Natural History, New York, FR-5147
Received in exchange from the Paläontologisches Museum München, 1909
Taxons Ctenochasmatidae

Ctenochasma elegans (syn. Pterodactylus elegans) fossil from Solnhofen, Germany American Museum of Natural History, New York, FR-5147 Received in exchange from the Paläontologisches Museum München, 1909

musée Allemagne fossile Ctenochasma +2
fossil placodont
Taxons Cyamodontidae

fossil placodont

fossile Cyamodontidae Placodontia
Mounted replica of a composite skeleton of Edmontosaurus annectens on display at the University of Oxford Museum, Oxford, England. The original skeleton is compiled from disarticulated fossil bones from a bonebed of the Hell Creek Formation, exposed in the Ruth Mason Quarry in Harding County, South Dakota. It is 8.5 m (28 ft.) long and the skull is almost 1 m (39 in.) in length.[1][2]


↑ Dinosaurs in the Museum. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (brochure, PDF), p. 7

↑ BHI Fossil Replica Catalog 2012. Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., Hill City, SD, 2012 (PDF), p. 22
Taxons Saurolophinae

Mounted replica of a composite skeleton of Edmontosaurus annectens on display at the University of Oxford Museum, Oxford, England. The original skeleton is compiled from disarticulated fossil bones from a bonebed of the Hell Creek Formation, exposed in the Ruth Mason Quarry in Harding County, South Dakota. It is 8.5 m (28 ft.) long and the skull is almost 1 m (39 in.) in length.[1][2] ↑ Dinosaurs in the Museum. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (brochure, PDF), p. 7 ↑ BHI Fossil Replica Catalog 2012. Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., Hill City, SD, 2012 (PDF), p. 22

os musée Hell Creek fossile +6
fossil of henodus
Taxons Cyamodontoidea

fossil of henodus

fossile Cyamodontoidea Henodontidae Henodus
fossil of henodus
Taxons Henodontidae

fossil of henodus

fossile Cyamodontoidea Henodontidae Henodus
Fossil of Halisaurus, an extinct reptile- Took the picture at Muse (Trento)
Taxons Halisaurinae

Fossil of Halisaurus, an extinct reptile- Took the picture at Muse (Trento)

fossile Halisaurinae Halisaurus
Fossils of Magnapualia
Taxons Magnapaulia

Fossils of Magnapualia

fossile Magnapaulia
Neotype fossil of Ardeadactylus longicollum, specimen number SMNS 56603 (Number 58 in Wellnhofer 1970).
Taxons Ardeadactylus

Neotype fossil of Ardeadactylus longicollum, specimen number SMNS 56603 (Number 58 in Wellnhofer 1970).

fossile spécimen Ardeadactylus Wellnhoferia
A cast of BYU 9025, the holotype fossil of the sauropod dinosaur Supersaurus, a giant scapulocoracoid measuring 2.4m long.
• The source photo was taken at the Dinosaur Journey Musuem.
• Notes regarding the file; This image was edited and extracted from the original seen here. [1] The Photoshop CC lens correction profile and a 'perspective warp' correction were applied.
Taxons Supersaurus

A cast of BYU 9025, the holotype fossil of the sauropod dinosaur Supersaurus, a giant scapulocoracoid measuring 2.4m long. • The source photo was taken at the Dinosaur Journey Musuem. • Notes regarding the file; This image was edited and extracted from the original seen here. [1] The Photoshop CC lens correction profile and a 'perspective warp' correction were applied.

moulage fossile holotype Dinosauria +1
Saurexallopus, a four toed dinosaur or bird trace fossil (jr syn Exallopus
Taxons Saurexallopus

Saurexallopus, a four toed dinosaur or bird trace fossil (jr syn Exallopus

fossile Dinosauria Exallopus Saurexallopus +1
Fossil samples – e.g. ‘primitive’ bony fish (1, 2), a skull of a temnospondyl ‘amphibian’ (probably a metoposauroid) in dorsal view (3), a skull of an archosaur of the crocodile lineage (probably a phytosaur) in palatal view (4), holotype of the “gliding reptile” Icarosaurus siefkeri [1] (5) and Atreipus-Grallator-type dinosaur tracks (bottom right) – from the Newark Supergroup, i.e. a series of mainly Late Triassic to Early Jurassic sedimentary rocks of eastern North America


↑ Edwin H. Colbert: A gliding reptile from the Triassic of New Jersey. American Museum Novitates, 2230. American Museum of Natural History, New York 1966, digitallibrary.amnh.org, cf. fig. 3 therein.
Taxons Atreipus

Fossil samples – e.g. ‘primitive’ bony fish (1, 2), a skull of a temnospondyl ‘amphibian’ (probably a metoposauroid) in dorsal view (3), a skull of an archosaur of the crocodile lineage (probably a phytosaur) in palatal view (4), holotype of the “gliding reptile” Icarosaurus siefkeri [1] (5) and Atreipus-Grallator-type dinosaur tracks (bottom right) – from the Newark Supergroup, i.e. a series of mainly Late Triassic to Early Jurassic sedimentary rocks of eastern North America ↑ Edwin H. Colbert: A gliding reptile from the Triassic of New Jersey. American Museum Novitates, 2230. American Museum of Natural History, New York 1966, digitallibrary.amnh.org, cf. fig. 3 therein.

musée Jurassique inférieur Jurassique Trias supérieur +9
Archaeopteryx lithographica, specimen displayed at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. (This image shows the original fossil - not a cast.)
Taxons Archaeopteryx

Archaeopteryx lithographica, specimen displayed at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. (This image shows the original fossil - not a cast.)

musée moulage fossile spécimen +1
fossil of temnodontosaurus
Taxons Temnodontosaurus

fossil of temnodontosaurus

fossile Temnodontosaurus
Fossil of Hainosaurus, an extinct reptile  --  Took the photo at Natural History Museum of Bruxelles
Taxons Hainosaurus

Fossil of Hainosaurus, an extinct reptile -- Took the photo at Natural History Museum of Bruxelles

musée fossile Hainosaurus
Vertebrae of Gualicho shinyae from the fossil collection of the Museo patagónico de ciencias naturales Juan Carlos Salgado, General Roca, Río Negro. Scale as size reference.

Vertebrae of Gualicho shinyae from the fossil collection of the Museo patagónico de ciencias naturales Juan Carlos Salgado, General Roca, Río Negro. Scale as size reference.

écaille fossile Gualicho
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Actualités

Les poulpes géants régnaient sur les océans il y a 100 millions d'années, selon une étude
mâchoire prédateur proie fossile Dinosauria étude
Des poulpes géants et redoutables auraient pu autrefois régner sur les mers anciennes, selon de nouvelles recherches qui renversent le scénario de leur passé évolutif. En découvrant des mâchoires fossiles superbement préservées cachées dans la roche, les scientifiques ont révélé que les premières pieuvres de l’âge des dinosaures n’étaient pas des vagabonds timides et au corps mou : c’étaient d’énormes prédateurs au sommet, pouvant s’étendre jusqu’à 20 mètres de long et écrasant leurs proies avec de puissantes morsures.
25/04/2026 sciencedaily-paleo ⚙ Traduction automatique
Ce serpent vieux de 100 millions d'années avait des pattes postérieures et un os perdu qui change l'évolution
os membre prédateur Argentine fossile évolution
Il y a près de 100 millions d’années, les serpents n’étaient pas les créatures élégantes et sans membres que nous connaissons aujourd’hui : ils avaient encore des pattes postérieures et même une pommette qui ont presque disparu chez les espèces modernes. Un fossile remarquablement préservé de Najash rionegrina d'Argentine a remodelé la façon dont les scientifiques pensent aux origines des serpents, suggérant que les premiers serpents étaient de grands prédateurs à la bouche large plutôt que de minuscules fouisseurs.
24/04/2026 sciencedaily ⚙ Traduction automatique
New Fossil from Brazil Reveals Unexpected Diversity among Pre-Dinosaur Herbivores
Un nouveau fossile du Brésil révèle une diversité inattendue parmi les herbivores pré-dinosaures
mâchoire Brésil Trias fossile Dinosauria nouvelle espèce partiel crâne
Des paléontologues du Brésil ont identifié un nouveau genre et une nouvelle espèce de rhynchosaure hyperodapédontique – une lignée éteinte de reptiles herbivores à bec – sur la base d'un crâne partiel et de mâchoires inférieures récupérés dans des roches du Trias. L'article Un nouveau fossile du Brésil révèle une diversité inattendue parmi les herbivores pré-dinosaures est apparu en premier sur Sci.News : Breaking Science News.
23/04/2026 sci-news ⚙ Traduction automatique
De superbes traces de dinosaures vieilles de 132 millions d’années réécrivent l’histoire
fossile empreintes Dinosauria découverte
Un mystère de longue date dans les archives fossiles de l’Afrique australe commence à être résolu. Après que des coulées de lave massives, il y a 182 millions d'années, aient semblé effacer les traces de dinosaures dans la région, les scientifiques ont maintenant découvert de nouveaux indices surprenants le long de la côte du Cap occidental. Des dizaines de traces de dinosaures, vieilles d'environ 132 millions d'années, ont été découvertes dans une petite étendue rocheuse près de Knysna, ce qui en fait les plus jeunes jamais découvertes en Afrique australe.
23/04/2026 sciencedaily ⚙ Traduction automatique
Des scientifiques découvrent des fossiles parfaits dans la rouille sous les terres agricoles australiennes
fossile
Sous les terres agricoles arides de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud se trouve une fenêtre cachée sur une forêt tropicale perdue regorgeant de vie datant d'il y a 11 à 16 millions d'années. À McGraths Flat, les scientifiques ont découvert des fossiles préservés avec des détails étonnants, non pas dans des roches typiques comme le schiste ou le grès, mais dans des sédiments riches en fer que l'on croyait autrefois incapables d'une telle préservation. De minuscules particules de fer remplissaient et capturaient des cellules entières, préservant tout, des organes d'insectes aux pigments des yeux de poisson et aux délicats poils d'araignées.
23/04/2026 sciencedaily ⚙ Traduction automatique
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