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South Africa, Early Jurassic

The newly-described basal sauropod Pulanesaura eocollum is known from incomplete remains, but enough material was found for paleontologists to infer that it had some significant anatomical differences from other related species sharing its ecosystem; a quadrupedal stance and browsing low vegetation may have helped conserve energy and were key adaptations that led to evolution of super-sized sauropods later in the Mesozoic.

I made this illustration for Earth Archives, and you can read more about Pulanesaura eocollum there. Also check out the original paper in Scientific Reports , as well as paleontologist Dr. Matthew F. Bonnan's blog entry on the discovery.

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Description
South Africa, Early Jurassic

The newly-described basal sauropod Pulanesaura eocollum is known from incomplete remains, but enough material was found for paleontologists to infer that it had some significant anatomical differences from other related species sharing its ecosystem; a quadrupedal stance and browsing low vegetation may have helped conserve energy and were key adaptations that led to evolution of super-sized sauropods later in the Mesozoic.

I made this illustration for Earth Archives, and you can read more about Pulanesaura eocollum there. Also check out the original paper in Scientific Reports , as well as paleontologist Dr. Matthew F. Bonnan's blog entry on the discovery.

[Please don't use or reproduce without permission, and thanks for viewing!]