Image: Saturnalia Scale

Description: Size comparison of the Brazilian Triassic sauropodomorph Saturnalia. The human silhouette is from Openclipart (CC0). The cat silhouette is traced over a photograph that I took. References Bronzati, M.; Rauhut, O.W.M.; Bittencourt, J.S.; Langer, M.C. (2017). "Endocast of the Late Triassic (Carnian) dinosaur Saturnalia tupiniquim: Implications for the evolution of brain tissue in Sauropodomorpha". Scientific Reports 7: 11931. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-11737-5. Langer, M.C. (2003). "The pelvic and hind limb anatomy of the stem-sauropodomorph Saturnalia tupiniquim (Late Triassic, Brazil)". PaleoBios 23 (2): 1–30. Bronzati, M.; Müller, R.T.; Langer, M.C. (2019). "Skull remains of the dinosaur Saturnalia tupiniquim (Late Triassic, Brazil): With comments on the early evolution of sauropodomorph feeding behaviour". PLoS ONE 14 (9): e0221387. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0221387. Langer, M.C.; Franca, M.A.; Gabriel, S. (2007). "The pectoral girdle and forelimb anatomy of the stem-sauropodomorph Saturnalia tupiniquim (Upper Triassic, Brazil)". Special Papers in Palaeontology 77: 113–137. Langer, M.C.; Abdala, F.; Richter, M.; Benton, M.J. (1999). "A sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Upper Triassic (Carman) of southern Brazil". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences 329 (7): 511–517. Skeletal diagram by Maurissauro
Title: Saturnalia Scale
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