RE: new paper and new sauropod genus

["Tim Williams" <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

Jose Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca wrote:

> new genus: Isisaurus Wilson & Upchurch 2003
> type species: Isisaurus colberti (Jain & Bandyopadhay, 1997)
> Occurrence: Lameta Formation (Maastrichtian), India

Incidentally, the genus _Isisaurus_ made an appearance in the description of 
_Rajasaurus_ earlier this year (Wilson and Seeno, 2003).  I would guess that 
the name is derived from the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) of Calcutta.


> SYNOPSIS Titanosaurs represent approximately one-third of sauropod 
> diversity
> and were geographically widespread throughout the Cretaceous, especially on
> southern continents.

Is there any evidence of any sauropods apart from titanosaurs surviving into 
the last few million years of the Cretaceous?  Apart from the poorly known 
_Campylodoniscus_ (which might be a titanosaur), all Campanian-Maastrichtian 
sauropods appear to belong to the Titanosauria, including the 
nemegtosaurids, _Antarctosaurus_ (chimera?) and _Opisthocoelicaudia_.


Tim

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