Astrophocaudia

Astrophocaudia is an extinct genus of somphospondylan sauropod known from the later part of the Early Cretaceous (Albian stage) of Texas, United States. Its remains were discovered in the Paluxy Formation. The type species is A. slaughteri, described in 2012.

==Discovery and naming== thumb|left|Paleoart|Life restoration Fragmentary sauropod remains were among the earliest dinosaurs to be named from North America in the 19th century. In particular, the genera Astrodon and Pleurocoelus were named based on teeth and isolated limb or vertebral elements. Additional remains would be assigned to these genera over the course of the 19th century, most of which have either been reassigned to their own genera or considered to be dubious. Among the remains assigned to the genus Pleurocoelus (itself sometimes considered a junior synonym of Astrodon) were the specimens SMU 61732 and SMU 203/73655, which had been discovered and excavated from the Paluxy Formation of Texas by the paleontologist Robert Slaughter in the 1960s.