A new specimen of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Ignavusaurus rachelis from the Early Jurassic of Lesotho

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dc.contributor.authorBodenham, Ewan H
dc.contributor.authorBarrett, Paul M
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-09T17:17:36Z
dc.date.available2020-12-09T17:17:36Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-11
dc.description.abstractThe upper Elliot Formation (?Rhaetian–Sinemurian) of South Africa and Lesotho has yielded a rich fauna of non-avian dinosaurs, which has generally been considered to be dominated by the massopodan sauropodomorph Massospondylus carinatus. However, re-evaluation of the abundant sauropodomorph collections from this unit suggests that the species-richness of upper Elliot sites has been underestimated. Here, we describe a series of cervical and dorsal vertebrae collected from Likhoele Mountain, Lesotho, which are referred to the rare upper Elliot sauropodomorph taxon Ignavusaurus rachelis. This material represents only the second-known specimen of this taxon, extending its geographic range, and underscores the value of undertaking detailed re-assessments of neglected historical collections.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianJNC2020en_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.funderPalaeontological Scientific Trust (PAST)en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/30351
dc.journal.titlePalaeontologia africanaen_ZA
dc.journal.volume54en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.orcid.id0000-0003-1601-7707en_ZA
dc.orcid.id0000-0003-0412-3000en_ZA
dc.publisherEvolutionary Studies Instituteen_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright 2020 the Authors. License under CCBY4.0en_ZA
dc.schoolEvolutionary Studies Instituteen_ZA
dc.subjectsauropodomorphaen_ZA
dc.subjectmassospondylidaeen_ZA
dc.subjectupper Elliot Formationen_ZA
dc.subjecttaxonomyen_ZA
dc.titleA new specimen of the sauropodomorph dinosaur Ignavusaurus rachelis from the Early Jurassic of Lesothoen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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