#protathlitis

[saffronsdinosaurart]

Spinosaurids of The Iberian Peninsula

Got five Baryonychine Spinosaurs to get through today, so I used a base to get through it a little faster because I was really aching to get to the Spinosaurus at this point and these remaining five basically look identical. But I gave em all patterns of ~various quality~ that way they each still get a little love. Because here at saffronsdinosaurart we don't leave anyones favorites dinosaur behind. No matter how obscure they are. Or how ugly I accidentally made their patterns... sorry Camerillasaurus fans. It was the last one I did and I just got real bored with the basic patterns by the end.

That's the base

[adamworks]

Hi there,

Protathlitis cinctorrensis reconstruction, the new member of the Spinosauridae family from the Early Cretaceous, found in Spain

[totaldino]

Protathlitis

Protathlitis is the most basal member of the Baryonychinae yet discovered. It could grow to a length of 10-12 meters and was specialized for feeding in aquatic habitats. The discovery of Protathlitis helped to show that the Iberian Peninsula had a diversity of spinosaurids during the Early Cretaceous, and that they migrated south to Africa to further diversify.

[new-dinosaurs]

Protathlitis cinctorrensis Santos-Cubedo et al., 2023 (new genus and species)

(Tail vertebrae of Protathlitis cinctorrensis, from Santos-Cubedo et al., 2023)

Meaning of name: Protathlitis = champion [in Greek, referencing the centenary of the Villarreal football club, which won the UEFA Europa League in 2021]; cinctorrensis = from Cinctorres

Age: Early Cretaceous (Barremian), about 126–127 million years ago

Where found: Arcillas de Morella Formation, Valencian Community, Spain

How much is known: An upper jaw fragment and five tail vertebrae of one individual, as well as an isolated tooth.

Notes: Protathlitis was a spinosaurid, a group of large theropods with specializations for feeding in aquatic habitats. Along with Vallibonavenatrix and Camarillasaurus, which are also from Spain, Iberospinus from Portugal, and Baryonyx, Ceratosuchops, and Riparovenator from England, Protathlitis adds to the growing understanding that spinosaurids were highly diverse in western Europe during the Early Cretaceous.

Reference: Santos-Cubedo, A., C. de Santisteban, B. Poza, and S. Meseguer. 2023. A new spinosaurid dinosaur species from the Early Cretaceous of Cinctorres (Spain). Scientific Reports 13: 6471. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33418-2

[kianalvane-movd]

me and mac are discussing how to get britts ashes when she dies into disneyland and

[6/23/13 2:26:58 AM] mighty mac: she wants me to do it during lion king [6/23/13 2:27:05 AM] mighty mac: "BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH //ASHES FLIES ACROSS"

[herofnome-blog]

{Huh there sure seem t' be a lotta people in Nome these days..}

[protegitcrystallus]

      "I see 'ow this friendship works; I'd sacrifice y'too."

[protegitcrystallus]

protathlitis replied to your post:      ”Might take up bakin’.”

bye gran pulse

good to see your constant support