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Padillasaurus, the first dinosaur genera described for Colombia, was first published in 2015 (Carballido et al., 2015). It was originally suggested that this sauropod was member of Brachiosauridae, and while later analyses proposed a different placement (as a somphospondylan; Mannion et al., 2017), the most recent publication by Carballido et al (2022) maintains its original classification within this family. Thus, Padillasaurus has here been reconstructed based on other brachiosaurids.

References:

Carballido, J. L., Pol, D., Parra Ruge, M. L., Padilla Bernal, S., Páramo-Fonseca, M. E., & Etayo-Serna, F. (2015). A new early cretaceous brachiosaurid (Dinosauria, Neosauropoda) from northwestern Gondwana (Villa de Leiva, Colombia). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 35(5), e980505.

Carballido, J. L., Bellardini, F., & Salgado, L. (2022). The Rise of Non-Titanosaur Macronarians in South America. In South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs: Record, Diversity and Evolution (pp. 237-268). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Mannion, P. D., Allain, R., & Moine, O. (2017). The earliest known titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur and the evolution of Brachiosauridae. PeerJ, 5, e3217.

Description
Padillasaurus, the first dinosaur genera described for Colombia, was first published in 2015 (Carballido et al., 2015). It was originally suggested that this sauropod was member of Brachiosauridae, and while later analyses proposed a different placement (as a somphospondylan; Mannion et al., 2017), the most recent publication by Carballido et al (2022) maintains its original classification within this family. Thus, Padillasaurus has here been reconstructed based on other brachiosaurids.

References:

Carballido, J. L., Pol, D., Parra Ruge, M. L., Padilla Bernal, S., Páramo-Fonseca, M. E., & Etayo-Serna, F. (2015). A new early cretaceous brachiosaurid (Dinosauria, Neosauropoda) from northwestern Gondwana (Villa de Leiva, Colombia). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 35(5), e980505.

Carballido, J. L., Bellardini, F., & Salgado, L. (2022). The Rise of Non-Titanosaur Macronarians in South America. In South American Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs: Record, Diversity and Evolution (pp. 237-268). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Mannion, P. D., Allain, R., & Moine, O. (2017). The earliest known titanosauriform sauropod dinosaur and the evolution of Brachiosauridae. PeerJ, 5, e3217.