The holotype dorsal vertebra of Dystylosaurus
May 19, 2014
Now considered a junior synonym of Supersaurus, on very solid grounds.
Incidentally, unlike the neural spines of most non-titanosaurian sauropods, the neural spine of this vertebra is not simply a set of intersecting plates of bone. It is hollow and has a central chamber, presumably pneumatic. Evidence:
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week 
May 19, 2014 at 8:20 am
Sweet! I love sauropod vertebrae!
I seem to recall this particular element was the subject of one of our first substantial discussions — me having swallowed Jensen’s original referral to Brachiosauridae, you explaining why that was mistaken. I hope you got the full set of photos?
May 19, 2014 at 9:08 am
Sweet! I love sauropod vertebrae!
Yeah, they’re great. Someone should do a whole blog just about those things.
I hope you got the full set of photos?
Tragically, no. I took this when I was at BYU in 2008 filming a documentary (blogged about here)–I only got a handful of hurried snaps here and there between takes. And of course photogrammetry was not even on my radar back then.
I am pretty sure that in a decade or so I will look back and divide all of my photos from museum collections into two sets: pre-photogrammetry, and adequate.
May 22, 2014 at 5:01 am
I remember when (as a kid) I first saw the name “Dystylosaurus” I thought it was the best one ever…
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