Species
Valid Extinct

Sauroposeidon proteles

Wedel et al. 2000

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
5
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Saurischia Unranked clade
Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
Massopoda Unranked clade
Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
Sauropoda Unranked clade
Gravisauria Unranked clade
Eusauropoda Unranked clade
Neosauropoda Unranked clade
Macronaria Unranked clade
Titanosauriformes Unranked clade
Somphospondyli Unranked clade
Sauroposeidon Genus
Sauroposeidon proteles Species
Fossil sites 5 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
5
Geological formations
Antlers
1
Twin Mountains
1
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
4
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Synonyms (1)
Paluxysaurus jonesi subjective synonym of Sauroposeidon proteles
Bibliography
Original description
M. J. Wedel, R. L. Cifelli, and R. K. Sanders. 2000. Sauropseidon proteles, a new sauropod from the Early Cretaceous of Oklahoma. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(1):109-114 DOI ↗
Bibliography (4)
M. D. D'Emic and B. Z. Foreman. 2012. The beginning of the sauropod dinosaur hiatus in North America: insights from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of Wyoming. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(4):883-902 DOI ↗
M. D. D'Emic, K. M. Melstrom, and D. R. Eddy. 2012. Paleobiology and geographic range of the large-bodied Cretaceous theropod dinosaur Acrocanthosaurus atokensis. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 333-334:13-23 DOI ↗
P. J. Rose. 2007. A new titanosauriform sauropod (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from the Early Cretaceous of central Texas and its phylogenetic relationships. Palaeontologia Electronica 10(2):8A-1-8A-65
M. J. Wedel, R. L. Cifelli, and R. K. Sanders. 2000. Sauropseidon proteles, a new sauropod from the Early Cretaceous of Oklahoma. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(1):109-114 DOI ↗