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Digital reconstruction of the skull of Sarmientosaurus musacchioi, a titanosaur (Sauropoda, Dinosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The study of titanosaur paleobiology has been severely hampered by the incomplete nature of their fossil record, particularly the scarcity of well-preserved and relatively complete cranial remains.Even the most complete titanosaur skulls are often fractured, incomplete, or deformed, which has resulted in a limited knowledge of the paleobiology related to cranial anatomy, especially functional morphology.In this context, we present the digital restoration of the skull of the Argentinean titanosaur Sarmientosaurus musacchioi, created using the open-source 3D modeling software Blender.The digitally restored model is freely accessible to other researchers, facilitating broader research and comparative studies.

Source: MorphoMuseuM

DOI: 10.18563/journal.m3.248

Authors: Gabriel G. Barbosa, Julian C. G. da Silva Junior, Felipe C. Montefeltro

Institutions: Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, câmpus de São José do Rio Preto, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment, University of Tübingen

Language: English

Topic: Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

OpenAlex ID: W4405320524

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