Publications by authors named "Julian C G Silva Junior"

The description of new titanosaur specimens unearthed from deposits of the Serra da Galga Formation (Bauru Group, Late Cretaceous) at the BR-262 site, near Peirópolis (Uberaba, Minas Gerais State, Brazil), sheds light on the taxonomy of two taxa previously known from the same area and geological unit: and . A comparative revision indicates that represents a junior synonym of , and that the BR-262 specimens belong to that latter species. The information provided by the new specimens also revealed that the paratype of (MCT 1719-R), a caudal vertebral series, actually represents a new taxon, named here as gen.

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Titanosaurs were successful herbivorous dinosaurs widely distributed in all continents during the Cretaceous, with the major diversity in South America. The success of titanosaurs was probably due to several physiological and ecological factors, in addition to a series of morphological traits they achieved during their evolutionary history. However, the generalist nesting behaviour using different palaeoenvironments and strategies was key to accomplish that success.

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