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We all remember Upchurch and Martin’s (2002) description of the Rutland Cetiosaurus , which remains by some distance the best British sauropod specimen in the literature; and the same authors’ (2003) survey of the genus Cetiosaurus . They concluded that nearly all of its many named species are either nomen dubia or misassigned, and that only C . oxoniensis is a valid, diagnosable species.

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A simple picture post, courtesy of John Hutchinson’s tweets [first, second, third]: {.size-full .wp-image-10046 aria-describedby=“caption-attachment-10046” loading=“lazy” attachment-id=“10046” permalink=“http://svpow.com/2014/03/26/rearing-titanosaurs-of-the-egidio-feruglio-museum/bjqaynpcqaixaed/” orig-file=“https://svpow.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/bjqaynpcqaixaed.jpg” orig-size=“1024,1540” comments-opened=“1”

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Last time, we took a very quick look at YPM 1910, a mounted skeleton that is the holotype of Camarasaurus (= “ Morosaurus ”) lentus , in the dinosaur hall of the Yale Peabody Museum. Here’s the whole skeleton, in various views. Skip down to the bottom for the science; or just enjoy the derpiness. First, in anterior view: Here’s a more informative right anterolateral view.

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Matt’s harsh-but-fair “Derp dah durr” / “Ah hurr hurr hurr” captions on his Giraffatitan skull photos reminded me that there is a sauropod with a much, much stupider head than that of Giraffatitan . Step forward YPM 1910, a mounted skeleton that is the holotype of Camarasaurus (= “ Morosaurus ”) lentus , in the dinosaur hall of the Yale Peabody Museum. Full details on this specimen next time!