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This is a reconstruction of the skull of Nemegtosaurus mongoliensis based primarily on the original description of Aleksander Nowinski, but supplemented by the re-description by Jeffrey A. Wilson as well as the description of the new nemegtosaurid Tapuiasaurus. My interpretation is a bit different than portrayed by these authors.
The grayed-out parts of the skull indicate material that was not preserved.
Refs--
Nowinski, A. 1971. Nemegtosaurus mongoliensis n. gen., n. sp., (Sauropoda) from the uppermost Cretaceous of Mongolia. Palaeontologica Polonica 25: 57–81.
Wilson JA (2005) Redescription of the Mongolian sauropod Nemegtosaurus mongoliensis Nowinski (Dinosauria: Saurischia) and comments on Late Cretaceous sauropod diversity. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3: 283–318.
Hussam Zaher, Diego Pol, Alberto B. Carvalho, Paulo M. Nascimento, Claudio Riccomini, Peter Larson, Rubén Juarez-Valieri, Ricardo Pires-Domingues, Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr., Diógenes de Almeida Campos (2011). "A Complete Skull of an Early Cretaceous Sauropod and the Evolution of Advanced Titanosaurians". PLoS ONE 6 (2): e16663. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016663
The grayed-out parts of the skull indicate material that was not preserved.
Refs--
Nowinski, A. 1971. Nemegtosaurus mongoliensis n. gen., n. sp., (Sauropoda) from the uppermost Cretaceous of Mongolia. Palaeontologica Polonica 25: 57–81.
Wilson JA (2005) Redescription of the Mongolian sauropod Nemegtosaurus mongoliensis Nowinski (Dinosauria: Saurischia) and comments on Late Cretaceous sauropod diversity. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 3: 283–318.
Hussam Zaher, Diego Pol, Alberto B. Carvalho, Paulo M. Nascimento, Claudio Riccomini, Peter Larson, Rubén Juarez-Valieri, Ricardo Pires-Domingues, Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr., Diógenes de Almeida Campos (2011). "A Complete Skull of an Early Cretaceous Sauropod and the Evolution of Advanced Titanosaurians". PLoS ONE 6 (2): e16663. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016663
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This is a question, not a critique: do you think sauropods had cheeks at all? Your reconstruction seems to show them. Since that would be an important thing to try and get correct in a painting, I'd like to know your thoughts.
And was the lower jaw so undershot as you've shown? Just asking; I've no way of knowing, since nemegtosaurs aren't sold in my grocery store...
And was the lower jaw so undershot as you've shown? Just asking; I've no way of knowing, since nemegtosaurs aren't sold in my grocery store...