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Re: Pterosaur diversity (was: Re: Waimanu)



Tim Williams writes:
>> Here's hoping for more material of *Puertasaurus* (Maastrichtian,
>> and mighty big).
> 
> Yes, there was some enormous titanosaurs that existed in the Late
> Cretaceous.  _Pelligrinisaurus_ (Campanian) was pretty big too, and
> let's not forget _"Antarctosaurus" giganteus_ (Turonian/Coniacian, I
> think).  But on average, sauropods appear to have declined in body
> mass heading into the end of the Cretaceous.

*cough* _Bruhathkayosaurus_ *cough*

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