Euskelosaurus is considered to have been a large, robust member of the
sauropodomorphclade. Estimates from the existing
fossil material measure this dinosaur at about 12.2 m (40 ft) in length and 7 t (7.7 short tons) in weight.[13] With such parameters it was
the largest of the non-sauropod ("prosauropod") sauropodomorphs.[13] Its bones are robust and it had a graviportal limb arrangement, a key character trait of
basal sauropodomorphs.[14][15][16]
Classification
While paleontologists generally consider Euskelosaurus a
basalplateosaurid sauropodomorph, it has recently been considered a nomen dubium and a
“waste-basket” taxon with poorly understood
phylogenetic relationships, warranting further study.[17]
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