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Qunkasaura is a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived approximately 75 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous of what is now Spain. Specifically, it is a saltasaurid titanosaur, and its discovery marks the first instance of two distinct lineages of this group present in the same locality. In the Late Cretaceous, Europe was a large archipelago, and the coexistence of these differing lineages indicates that saltasaurids arrived in the Iberian Peninsula much later than other groups of dinosaurs.
Taxons Qunkasaura

Qunkasaura is a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived approximately 75 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous of what is now Spain. Specifically, it is a saltasaurid titanosaur, and its discovery marks the first instance of two distinct lineages of this group present in the same locality. In the Late Cretaceous, Europe was a large archipelago, and the coexistence of these differing lineages indicates that saltasaurids arrived in the Iberian Peninsula much later than other groups of dinosaurs.

Espagne Crétacé Crétacé supérieur Dinosauria +4
Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head
Taxons Saltasaurus

Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head

Crétacé Crétacé supérieur Balochisauridae Dinosauria +7
Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head
Taxons Lithostrotia

Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head

Crétacé Crétacé supérieur Balochisauridae Dinosauria +7
Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head
Taxons Titanosauridae

Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head

Crétacé Crétacé supérieur Balochisauridae Dinosauria +7
Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head
Taxons Saltasauridae

Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head

Crétacé Crétacé supérieur Balochisauridae Dinosauria +7
Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head
Taxons Saltasaurinae

Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head

Crétacé Crétacé supérieur Balochisauridae Dinosauria +7
Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head
Taxons Balochisauridae

Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head

Crétacé Crétacé supérieur Balochisauridae Dinosauria +7
Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head
Taxons Saltasaurini

Saltasaurus (which means "lizard from Salta") was a sauropod dinosaur of the Late Cretaceous Period. Relatively small among sauropods, though still massive by human standards, it was characterized by a diplodocid-like head

Crétacé Crétacé supérieur Balochisauridae Dinosauria +7
Reconstruction of the holotype skull (PIN 3906/2) of the Late Cretaceous sauropod Quaesitosaurus orientalis. Based on Kurzanov & Bannikov 1983,[1] missing elements restored after Nemegtosaurus.[2]
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References

↑ (1983). "A new sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia". Paleontological Journal 2: 90−96.

↑ (2005). "Redescription of the mongolian sauropod Nemegtosaurus mongoliensis nowinski (dinosauria: Saurischia) and comments on late cretaceous sauropod diversity". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3 (3): 283−318. DOI:10.1017/S1477201905001628.
Taxons Quaesitosaurus

Reconstruction of the holotype skull (PIN 3906/2) of the Late Cretaceous sauropod Quaesitosaurus orientalis. Based on Kurzanov & Bannikov 1983,[1] missing elements restored after Nemegtosaurus.[2] Color Key   Preserved   Missing References ↑ (1983). "A new sauropod from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia". Paleontological Journal 2: 90−96. ↑ (2005). "Redescription of the mongolian sauropod Nemegtosaurus mongoliensis nowinski (dinosauria: Saurischia) and comments on late cretaceous sauropod diversity". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3 (3): 283−318. DOI:10.1017/S1477201905001628.

Mongolie Crétacé Crétacé supérieur holotype +5
Restoration of Borealosaurus a potentially titanosaur dinosaur from the Cretaceous of China
Taxons Borealosaurus

Restoration of Borealosaurus a potentially titanosaur dinosaur from the Cretaceous of China

Chine Crétacé Borealosaurus Dinosauria +1
Globidens aegyptiacus Zdansky, 1934 - Ouled Abdoun, Khouribgha Province, Chaouia-Ouardigha Region, Morocco - Maastrichtian, Cretaceous (≈ -70,6 MA ± ≈ 0,6 MA)

Globidens aegyptiacus Zdansky, 1934 - Ouled Abdoun, Khouribgha Province, Chaouia-Ouardigha Region, Morocco - Maastrichtian, Cretaceous (≈ -70,6 MA ± ≈ 0,6 MA)

Maroc Crétacé Maastrichtien Globidens +1
Globidens aegyptiacus Zdansky, 1934 - Ouled Abdoun, Khouribgha Province, Chaouia-Ouardigha Region, Morocco - Maastrichtian, Cretaceous (≈ -70,6 MA ± ≈ 0,6 MA)

Globidens aegyptiacus Zdansky, 1934 - Ouled Abdoun, Khouribgha Province, Chaouia-Ouardigha Region, Morocco - Maastrichtian, Cretaceous (≈ -70,6 MA ± ≈ 0,6 MA)

Maroc Crétacé Maastrichtien Globidens +1
The Maastrichtian, Transylvanian giant azhdarchid pterosaur Hatzegopteryx sp. preys on the rhabdodontid iguanodontian Zalmoxes. Because large predatory theropods are unknown on Late Cretaceous Haţeg Island, giant azhdarchids may have played a key role as terrestrial predators in this community.

The Maastrichtian, Transylvanian giant azhdarchid pterosaur Hatzegopteryx sp. preys on the rhabdodontid iguanodontian Zalmoxes. Because large predatory theropods are unknown on Late Cretaceous Haţeg Island, giant azhdarchids may have played a key role as terrestrial predators in this community.

prédateur proie Crétacé Crétacé supérieur +8
Reconstruction of Mochlodon suessi from the Late Cretaceous of Austria. Based on Zalmoxes by Scott Hartman
Taxons Mochlodon

Reconstruction of Mochlodon suessi from the Late Cretaceous of Austria. Based on Zalmoxes by Scott Hartman

Autriche Crétacé Crétacé supérieur Mochlodon +1
Palaeogeographic distribution of late Early and early Late Cretaceous pterosaur assemblages. Taxonomic composition of assemblages shown on Fig. 1. Palaeogeography based on Smith et al. 1994. Abbreviations: 1. Cambridge Greensand, England: 2. Lower Chalk, England: 3. Züümbayan Svita, Khuren-Dukh, Mongolia: 4. Lysaya Gora, Saratov, Russia: 5. Kem Kem red beds, Morocco: 6. Paw Paw Formation, Texas, USA: 7. Lagarcito Formation, San Luis, Argentina: 8. Santana and Crato Formations, Ceara, Brazil: 9. Toolebuc Formation, Queensland, Australia.

Palaeogeographic distribution of late Early and early Late Cretaceous pterosaur assemblages. Taxonomic composition of assemblages shown on Fig. 1. Palaeogeography based on Smith et al. 1994. Abbreviations: 1. Cambridge Greensand, England: 2. Lower Chalk, England: 3. Züümbayan Svita, Khuren-Dukh, Mongolia: 4. Lysaya Gora, Saratov, Russia: 5. Kem Kem red beds, Morocco: 6. Paw Paw Formation, Texas, USA: 7. Lagarcito Formation, San Luis, Argentina: 8. Santana and Crato Formations, Ceara, Brazil: 9. Toolebuc Formation, Queensland, Australia.

Argentine Australie Brésil Mongolie +8
Locality map: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah.
Map showing the Nipple Butte area (indicated by yellow star) of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM). GSENM is bounded by the red rectangle and silhouetted in dark gray on the inset of Utah and surrounding states (modified from [1]).

The original map has been modified to show the Nipple Butte area instead of the Machairoceratops fossil locality as in the original source. New location based on map in A New Macrovertebrate Assemblage from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Southern Utah, page 601.

Locality map: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. Map showing the Nipple Butte area (indicated by yellow star) of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM). GSENM is bounded by the red rectangle and silhouetted in dark gray on the inset of Utah and surrounding states (modified from [1]). The original map has been modified to show the Nipple Butte area instead of the Machairoceratops fossil locality as in the original source. New location based on map in A New Macrovertebrate Assemblage from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Southern Utah, page 601.

Campanien Crétacé Crétacé supérieur fossile +1
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Mexique Crétacé fossile Dinosauria extinction formation
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