Melanorosaurus readi is a massive basal sauropodomorph known from the Lower Elliot Formation (Late Triassic of South Africa). Many bones of South African sauropodomorphs have been attributed to this taxon, but some of them may belong to other animals. For example, the skull described in 2007 comes from the Early Jurassic Upper Elliot formation, so its attribution to Melanorosaurus is questionable. This year, a re-description of the taxon and clarification of the ownership of its remains were published: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/1 … Melanorosaurus reached a length of 8 m. The massive bones of the limbs indicate the four-legged nature of this animal. It belongs to the Sauropodiformes group, from which the true sauropods descended.
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