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'''''Daxiatitan''''' is a [[genus]] of [[titanosauriform]] [[dinosaur]] from the Lower [[Cretaceous]] of [[Lanzhou Basin]], [[Gansu Province]], northwestern [[China]]. It is known from [[fossil]]s including several neck [[vertebra]]e, a [[scapula|shoulder blade]], and a [[femur|thigh bone]].<ref name=Youetal08>{{cite journal |last=You |first=H.-L. |coauthors=Li, D.-Q.; Zhou, L.-Q.; and Ji, Q |year=2008 |title=''Daxiatitan binglingi'': a giant sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China |journal=Gansu Geology |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=1–10}}</ref>
'''''Daxiatitan'''''{{efn|{{zh|s=大夏巨龙|p=Dàxiàjùlóng}}; meaning "[[Daxia River|Daxia]] giant" after a tributary of the [[Yellow River]]}} is a [[genus]] of [[sauropod]] [[dinosaur]] known from the [[Lower Cretaceous]] of [[Gansu]], [[China]]. Its type and only species is '''''Daxiatitan binglingi'''''.{{efn|{{zh|s=炳灵大夏巨龙|p=Bǐnglíng Dàxiàjùlóng}}}} It is known from a single partial skeleton consisting of most of the neck and back vertebrae, two tail vertebrae, a [[scapula|shoulder blade]], and a [[femur|thigh bone]]. At the time of its discovery in 2008, ''Daxiatitan'' was regarded as potentially the largest known dinosaur from China.<ref name=Youetal08/>


==Taxonomy==
It was a very large dinosaur, similar to both ''[[Euhelopus]]'' and ''[[Huanghetitan]]'', with an enormously long neck.<ref>http://dinogami.smugmug.com/Travel/Dinosaurs-Along-The-Silk-2/8814579_u2jLY#583746852_JEN8b Reconstructing the skeleton of ''Daxiatitan''</ref>


''Daxiatitan'' and its [[type species|type]] and only species ''Daxiatitan binglingi'' were named by You Hailu, Li Daqing, Zhou Lingqi, and Ji Qiang in 2008. The [[holotype]] of ''D. binglingi'', GSLTZP03-001, was collected from the [[Hekou Group]], in [[Gansu Province]], and consists of ten cervical, ten dorsal, and two caudal vertebrae, cervical and dorsal ribs, a haemal arch, a scapulocoracoid, and a femur.<ref name=Youetal08>{{cite journal |last=You |first=H.-L. |author2=Li, D.-Q. |author3=Zhou, L.-Q. |author4= Ji, Q |year=2008 |title=''Daxiatitan binglingi'': a giant sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China |journal=Gansu Geology |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=1–10}}</ref>
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*[http://www.dinodata.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9996&Itemid=103 ''Daxiatitan'' on Dinodata News]


The genus name refers to the [[Daxia River]], a tributary of the [[Yellow River]] that runs through the area where the type specimen was found, and the species name refers to [[Bingling Temple]], which is located in the region.<ref name=Youetal08/>
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''Daxiatitan'' was initially described as a basal [[titanosaur]],<ref name=Youetal08/> and most subsequent studies have regarded it as a basal titanosaur or as a somphospondylan close to Titanosauria in [[Euhelopodidae]]. In 2020, a phylogenetic analysis conducted by Moore et al. found that ''Daxiatitan'' and ''Euhelopus'' may form a clade with [[mamenchisaurids]].<ref name="moore2020"/>
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== Description ==
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[[File:Daxiatitan Scale.svg|thumb|left|Size, restored as a euhelopodid, compared to a human]]
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''Daxiatitan'' was an exceptionally large dinosaur, among the largest known from China.<ref name=Youetal08/> Its length has been estimated as {{convert|23|–|30|meters|feet}},{{efn|Based on the proportions of ''Euhelopus'' and ''Mamenchisaurus'', the discoverers of ''Daxiatitan'' estimated its length to be up to {{convert|30|meters|feet}}.<ref name=Youetal08/> [[Thomas Holtz]] later estimated its length at {{convert|23|meters|feet}}.<ref name="Holtz2008">Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2011) ''Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages,'' [http://www.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/dinoappendix/HoltzappendixWinter2010.pdf Winter 2010 Appendix.]</ref> In 2020, Molina-Pérez and Larramendi estimated its length as {{convert|25|meters|feet}}.<ref name="factsfigures"/>}} and its mass has been estimated as 23 tonnes.<ref name="factsfigures"/> The neck of ''Daxiatitan'' is estimated to have been approximately {{convert|12|m|ft}} long,{{efn|The preserved portion of the neck in the only known specimen of ''Daxiatitan'' is {{convert|6.1|m|ft}} long. Based on the proportions of ''Euhelopus'', You et al. estimated that only about half of the total length of the neck is preserved, for a total neck length of 12.2 meters.<ref name=Youetal08/>}} making it among the longer-necked sauropods, although still surpassed by the 15-meter neck of some of the largest mamenchisaurids and [[diplodocids]].<ref name="moore2023"/>

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<ref name="factsfigures">{{Cite book| publisher = Princeton University Press| isbn = 978-0-691-19069-3| last1 = Molina-Pérez| first1 = Rubén| last2 = Larramendi| first2 = Asier| title = Dinosaur facts and figures: the sauropods and other sauropodomorphs| location = Princeton| date = 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="moore2020">{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1080/14772019.2020.1759706| issn = 1477-2019| volume = 18| issue = 16| pages = 1299–1393| last1 = Moore| first1 = Andrew J.| last2 = Upchurch| first2 = Paul| last3 = Barrett| first3 = Paul M.| last4 = Clark| first4 = James M.| last5 = Xu| first5 = Xing| title = Osteology of Klamelisaurus gobiensis (Dinosauria, Eusauropoda) and the evolutionary history of Middle–Late Jurassic Chinese sauropods| journal = Journal of Systematic Palaeontology| date = 2020-05-28| bibcode = 2020JSPal..18.1299M| s2cid = 219749618}}</ref>
<ref name="moore2023">{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1080/14772019.2023.2171818| issn = 1477-2019| volume = 21| issue = 1| last1 = Moore| first1 = Andrew J.| last2 = Barrett| first2 = Paul M.| last3 = Upchurch| first3 = Paul| last4 = Liao| first4 = Chun-Chi| last5 = Ye| first5 = Yong| last6 = Hao| first6 = Baoqiao| last7 = Xu| first7 = Xing| title = Re-assessment of the Late Jurassic eusauropod Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum Russell and Zheng, 1993, and the evolution of exceptionally long necks in mamenchisaurids| journal = Journal of Systematic Palaeontology| date = 2023-03-15| bibcode = 2023JSPal..2171818M| s2cid = 257573094}}</ref>
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Daxiatitan
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous, 122.6 Ma
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Mounted skeleton cast
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: †Sauropodomorpha
Clade: †Sauropoda
Clade: †Macronaria
Clade: †Titanosauria
Genus: †Daxiatitan
You et al., 2008
Species:
†D. binglingi
Binomial name
†Daxiatitan binglingi
You et al., 2008

Daxiatitan[a] is a genus of sauropod dinosaur known from the Lower Cretaceous of Gansu, China. Its type and only species is Daxiatitan binglingi.[b] It is known from a single partial skeleton consisting of most of the neck and back vertebrae, two tail vertebrae, a shoulder blade, and a thigh bone. At the time of its discovery in 2008, Daxiatitan was regarded as potentially the largest known dinosaur from China.[1]

Taxonomy

Daxiatitan and its type and only species Daxiatitan binglingi were named by You Hailu, Li Daqing, Zhou Lingqi, and Ji Qiang in 2008. The holotype of D. binglingi, GSLTZP03-001, was collected from the Hekou Group, in Gansu Province, and consists of ten cervical, ten dorsal, and two caudal vertebrae, cervical and dorsal ribs, a haemal arch, a scapulocoracoid, and a femur.[1]

The genus name refers to the Daxia River, a tributary of the Yellow River that runs through the area where the type specimen was found, and the species name refers to Bingling Temple, which is located in the region.[1]

Daxiatitan was initially described as a basal titanosaur,[1] and most subsequent studies have regarded it as a basal titanosaur or as a somphospondylan close to Titanosauria in Euhelopodidae. In 2020, a phylogenetic analysis conducted by Moore et al. found that Daxiatitan and Euhelopus may form a clade with mamenchisaurids.[2]

Description

Size, restored as a euhelopodid, compared to a human

Daxiatitan was an exceptionally large dinosaur, among the largest known from China.[1] Its length has been estimated as 23–30 meters (75–98 ft),[c] and its mass has been estimated as 23 tonnes.[4] The neck of Daxiatitan is estimated to have been approximately 12 metres (39 ft) long,[d] making it among the longer-necked sauropods, although still surpassed by the 15-meter neck of some of the largest mamenchisaurids and diplodocids.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Chinese: 大夏巨龙; pinyin: Dàxiàjùlóng; meaning "Daxia giant" after a tributary of the Yellow River
  2. ^ Chinese: 炳灵大夏巨龙; pinyin: Bǐnglíng Dàxiàjùlóng
  3. ^ Based on the proportions of Euhelopus and Mamenchisaurus, the discoverers of Daxiatitan estimated its length to be up to 30 meters (98 ft).[1] Thomas Holtz later estimated its length at 23 meters (75 ft).[3] In 2020, Molina-Pérez and Larramendi estimated its length as 25 meters (82 ft).[4]
  4. ^ The preserved portion of the neck in the only known specimen of Daxiatitan is 6.1 metres (20 ft) long. Based on the proportions of Euhelopus, You et al. estimated that only about half of the total length of the neck is preserved, for a total neck length of 12.2 meters.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g You, H.-L.; Li, D.-Q.; Zhou, L.-Q.; Ji, Q (2008). "Daxiatitan binglingi: a giant sauropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China". Gansu Geology. 17 (4): 1–10.
  2. ^ Moore, Andrew J.; Upchurch, Paul; Barrett, Paul M.; Clark, James M.; Xu, Xing (2020-05-28). "Osteology of Klamelisaurus gobiensis (Dinosauria, Eusauropoda) and the evolutionary history of Middle–Late Jurassic Chinese sauropods". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 18 (16): 1299–1393. Bibcode:2020JSPal..18.1299M. doi:10.1080/14772019.2020.1759706. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 219749618.
  3. ^ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2011) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2010 Appendix.
  4. ^ a b Molina-Pérez, Rubén; Larramendi, Asier (2020). Dinosaur facts and figures: the sauropods and other sauropodomorphs. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-19069-3.
  5. ^ Moore, Andrew J.; Barrett, Paul M.; Upchurch, Paul; Liao, Chun-Chi; Ye, Yong; Hao, Baoqiao; Xu, Xing (2023-03-15). "Re-assessment of the Late Jurassic eusauropod Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum Russell and Zheng, 1993, and the evolution of exceptionally long necks in mamenchisaurids". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 21 (1). Bibcode:2023JSPal..2171818M. doi:10.1080/14772019.2023.2171818. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 257573094.


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