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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

Épisode 174 : Une histoire des dinosaures en 50 fossiles
musée fossile spécimen Dinosauria
Le professeur Paul Barrett du Natural History Museum de Londres a récemment écrit A History of Dinosaurs in 50 Fossils. Nous en avons profité pour avoir un aperçu de ce que nous savons réellement sur les dinosaures et comment il est même possible de raconter leur histoire avec seulement 50 spécimens. Dans cet épisode, Paul discute de l'histoire [&hellip
15/04/2026 palaeocast ⚙ Traduction automatique
Un fossile écrasé révèle un dinosaure qui n’aurait pas dû exister
Trias fossile Dinosauria découverte extinction nouvelle espèce crâne
Un crâne de dinosaure gravement mutilé, oublié dans un tiroir, s'est avéré être une découverte rare et importante. Reconstruit par un étudiant de Virginia Tech, il a révélé une nouvelle espèce de dinosaure carnivore primitif présentant des caractéristiques inhabituelles jamais vues auparavant. Le fossile suggère que certains groupes de dinosaures ont été anéantis lors de l’extinction de la fin du Trias, et pas seulement leurs rivaux. Il s’agit peut-être de l’un des derniers survivants d’une ancienne lignée de dinosaures.
15/04/2026 sciencedaily ⚙ Traduction automatique
Les scientifiques viennent de résoudre un mystère fossile vieux de 160 millions d’années : « Je n’ai jamais rien vu de pareil »
fossile découverte évolution
Une découverte de fossile rare met en lumière les « années manquantes » de l’évolution des premières éponges. Les scientifiques ont découvert une éponge vieille de 550 millions d’années qui manquait probablement de parties squelettiques dures, expliquant pourquoi les fossiles antérieurs sont si rares. Cela conforte l’idée selon laquelle les premières éponges avaient un corps mou et étaient rarement préservées. Cette découverte change la façon dont les chercheurs recherchent les origines de la vie animale.
15/04/2026 sciencedaily ⚙ Traduction automatique
Les ancêtres des mammifères ont pondu, et ce fossile vieux de 250 millions d'années le prouve enfin
fossile découverte extinction mammifères
À la suite de l’extinction la plus catastrophique de la Terre, un survivant improbable s’est levé pour dominer un monde brisé : Lystrosaurus. Aujourd’hui, une étonnante découverte de fossile – un œuf ancien contenant un embryon recroquevillé – a enfin répondu à un mystère vieux de plusieurs décennies quant à savoir si les ancêtres des mammifères ont pondu des œufs. Grâce à une technologie d’imagerie avancée, les scientifiques ont confirmé que ces créatures résilientes se reproduisaient de cette façon, produisant probablement de gros œufs à coquille molle remplis de nutriments.
14/04/2026 sciencedaily ⚙ Traduction automatique
La « plus vieille pieuvre » du monde n’a jamais été une pieuvre
dent fossile découverte évolution
Un célèbre fossile du « plus vieux poulpe » a été exposé comme un cas d’identité erronée. Une imagerie avancée a révélé des dents cachées, montrant qu'il s'agissait en réalité d'un nautile et non d'une pieuvre. La confusion venait de la décomposition qui avait modifié sa forme avant la fossilisation. Cette découverte réécrit une partie de l’histoire de l’évolution, repoussant la véritable origine des poulpes bien plus tard dans le temps.
07/04/2026 sciencedaily ⚙ Traduction automatique
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