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TABLE 1. Appendicular skeleton and dermal armour, MCNA collection.

 

Scapulae

MCNA 7459, 13855, 14461, 14462

Coracoids

MCNA 1846, 3158, 7460

Sternal plate

MCNA 7461

Humeri

MCNA 7462-7465, 14463

Ulna

MCNA 3157

Ilia

MCNA 7456, 8609, 13861, 14464

Pubis

MCNA 7467

Femora

MCNA 1817, 3160, 7468, 14465-14468

Tibiae

MCNA 2203, 7471, 13860, 14469, 14470

Fibulae

MCNA 7472, 9410, 14471

III Metatarsal

MCNA 14474

Osteoderms

MCNA 14473, 14474

TABLE 2. Measurements of the best-preserved specimens (in cm) of the pectoral girdle of the titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain). Abbreviations: *: eroded edges; Max. APL: maximum anteroposterior length; Max. DVH: maximum dorsoventral height; Max./Min. DVH sb: maximum/minimum dorsoventral height of the scapular blade; Max. L glenoid: maximum length of the glenoid surface.

 

SCAPULAE

 

Total Length

Max. DVH sb

Min. DVH sb

 

MCNA 7459

55,19*

12.9

8.7

 

MCNA 13855

-

12

10.1

 

MCNA 14461

72.2

13.9

11.9

 

MCNA 14462

-

9.2

-

 

CORACOIDS

 

Max. DVH

Max. APL

Foramen Width

Max. L glenoid

MCNA 1846

25,9*

27,4*

1,6*

-

MCNA 3158

24

23.3

2,2*

11.4

MCNA 7460

17,5*

18,6*

1.7

10.64

TABLE 3. Measurements of the best-preserved specimens (in cm) of the forelimb of the titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain). The measures with a ? symbol are approximate as iron oxides cover the surface of the bones. Abbreviations: **: eroded proximal and/or distal ends; Dist. Prx-D dpc: distance from proximal end to distal end of deltopectoral crest; Max. Φ: maximum diameter in the narrowest part of the diaphysis; MDW: maximum width of the distal end; Min. Φ: minimum diameter in the narrowest part of the diaphysis; MPW: maximum width of the proximal end; Per: perimeter in the narrowest part of the diaphysis; RI = average of the greatest widths of the proximal end, mid-shaft and distal end of the element/length of the element (Wilson and Upchurch, 2003).

 

HUMERI

 

Length

Max. Φ

Min. Φ

Per.

MPW

MDW

Dist. Prx-D dpc

RI

ECC

MCNA 7462

-

8,3 cm

4 cm

22,9 cm

-

-

16.5

-

2.075

MCNA 7463

53,1 cm

8,5 cm

? 4,2 cm

22,1 cm

20,9 cm

16,6 cm

18.5

-

2.023

MCNA 7464

66 cm**

9,5 cm

? 6,5 cm

? 27,2 cm

24,1 cm

19,7 cm

24

0.269

1.461

MCNA 7465

55 cm**

9,6 cm

3,9 cm

25 cm

18,8 cm **

14 cm **

17

0.257

2.461

ULNA
 

Length

Max. Φ

Min. Φ

Per.

MPW

MDW

RI

   

MCNA 3157

11,43 cm

1,75 cm

1,45 cm

6,2 cm

5,09 cm

2,72 cm

0.279

   

TABLE 4. Measurements of the best-preserved specimens (in cm) of the pelvic girdle of the titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain). Abbreviations: *: eroded edges; APL ac: anteroposterior length of the acetabular surface; Max. APL prxb: maximum anteroposterior length of the proximal blade; Max./Min. L foramen: maximum/minimum length of the foramen; Min. APLdb: minimum anteroposterior length of the distal blade.

 

PUBIS

 

Total Length

Max. APL prxb

Min. APL db

APL ac

Max. L foramen

Min. L foramen

MCNA 7467

53,5*

18.5

6.1

8.5

3.6

2.1

TABLE 5. Measurements of the best-preserved specimens (in cm) of the hindlimb of the titanosaurian sauropod Lirainosaurus astibiae from the Late Cretaceous of Laño (northern Spain). The measures with a ? symbol are approximate as iron oxides cover the surface of the bones. Abbreviations: **: eroded proximal and/or distal ends; ECC = femoral mid-shaft width/femoral anteroposterior width (Wilson and Carrano, 1999); Max. Φ: maximum diameter in the narrowest part of the diaphysis; Max. MLW D/Prx: maximum mediolateral width of the distal/proximal end; MDW: maximum width of the distal end; Min. Φ: minimum diameter in the narrowest part of the diaphysis; MLW: mediolateral width; MPW: maximum width of the proximal end; Per: perimeter in the narrowest part of the diaphysis; RI = average of the greatest widths of the proximal end, mid-shaft and distal end of the element/length of the element (Wilson and Upchurch, 2003).

 

FEMORA

 

Length

Max. Φ

Min. Φ

Per.

MPW

MDW

RI

ECC

MCNA 1817

-

9,2 cm

4,8 cm

24,8 cm

-

-

-

1.916

MCNA 3160

71,1 cm**

11,1 cm

4,3 cm

27,7 cm

-

17,5 cm

-

2.581

MCNA 7468

68,2 cm

9,1 cm

5,4 cm

25,2 cm

18,3 cm

17,6 cm

0.219

1.685

MCNA 14465

68 cm

9,2 cm

4,3 cm

24,1 cm

15,9 cm

17,7 cm

0.209

2.139

MCNA 14466

81,6 cm

12,1 cm

5,3 cm

33 cm

22,5 cm

-

-

2.283

MCNA 14468

75 cm**

13,8 cm

5,2 cm

35,2 cm

23,6 cm**

-

-

2.654

                 

TIBIAE

               
 

Length

Max. Φ

Min. Φ

Per.

MPW

MDW

RI

 

MCNA 2203

-

7,7 cm

4,1 cm

21,4 cm

-

10,2 cm

-

 

MCNA 13860

41,2 cm

5,7 cm

3,3 cm

17,6 cm

13,9 cm

9,7 cm

0.237

 
                 

FIBULAE

               
 

Length

Max. Φ

Min. Φ

Per.

MPW

MDW

RI

 

MCNA 7472

55 cm**

? 5 cm

? 3,5 cm

? 15 cm

10,2 cm

7,3 cm

0.136

 

MCNA 9410

51,4 cm**

4,6 cm

3,8 cm

14,1 cm

-

? 7,3 cm

-

 

MCNA 14469

47,5 cm**

6,6 cm

3,6 cm

-

-

-

-

 

MCNA 14471

42,3 cm

4,4 cm

2,8 cm

13,5 cm

10,3 cm

6,5 cm

0.167

 
                 

METATARSAL

               
 

Total Length (medial view)

Total Length (lateral view)

MLW

Max. MLW Prx

Max. MLW D

     

MCNA 14474

19.4

19.8

4.9

1.8

1.9