Opisthocoelicaudia

Opisthocoelicaudia
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
Skeleton restoration in the Museum of Evolution of Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: †Sauropodomorpha
Clade: †Sauropoda
Clade: †Titanosauria
Clade: †Lithostrotia
Family: †Saltasauridae
Genus: †Opisthocoelicaudia
Borsuk-Białynicka, 1977
Species:
†O. skarzynskii
Binomial name
Opisthocoelicaudia skarzynskii
Borsuk-Białynicka, 1977

Opisthocoelicaudia is a genus of titanosaur sauropod dinosaur. It is from Late Cretaceous rocks from Mongolia's Nemegt Basin. In 1965 a well preserved skeleton was found, missing only a neck and head.

Possible synonymy with Nemegtosaurus

Scientists are arguing whether Nemegtosaurus is a synonym of Opisthocoelicaudia or its own genus.

Restoration of Opisthocoelicaudia
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