Rare Sauropod dinosaur teeth discovered in Queensland

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Australia; VIC

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Seventeen sauropod teeth belonging to Diamantinasaurus have been found from the lower Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia and the global record of early titanosauriforms. The discovery is doubly significant as Sauropod dinosaur teeth are exceptionally rare in Australia, despite being relatively commonly preserved elements in Jurassic–Cretaceous deposits elsewhere. While the teeth share some similarities with brachiosaurids, they do not show the distinct ‘twist’ or narrowed crown observed in other Titanosaurs. The lead researcher is Swinburne's Dr Stephen Poropat.