Nhandumirim

Nhandumirim (meaning "small rhea" in the Tupi language) is a genus of basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Carnian age of Late Triassic Brazil. It is currently considered a saturnaliid sauropodomorph. The type and only species, Nhandumirim waldsangae, is known from a single immature specimen including vertebrae, a , pelvic material, and a hindlimb found in the Santa Maria Formation in Rio Grande do Sul.

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Vinony's link graph records 775 inbound references to Nhandumirim, and connects out to Sauropodomorpha, Rebbachisauridae and Diplodocoidea.

It is catalogued under topics including Carnian dinosaurs, Dinosaur genera and Dinosaurs of Brazil.

Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.

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Parent taxon: Saturnaliidae
Image: Nhandumirim skeletal.png

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Nhandumirim
Commons category: Nhandumirim

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Nhandumirim is differentiated from other Santa Maria dinosaurs such as Staurikosaurus and Saturnalia on the basis of its more gracile, long-legged proportions and several more specific skeletal features. However, it is noteworthy that the holotype is an immature individual. Several features of the tibia led the describers to consider the genus to be possibly the earliest theropod, but some analyses in their study offer alternative positions within Saurischia. All subsequent studies considered Nhandumirim an early sauropodomorph, closely related to Saturnalia and Chromogisaurus.

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