Maxakalisaurus topai

Maxakalisaurus topai Kellner, Campos, Azevedo, Trotta, Henriques, Craik & Silva, 2006

Place: Adamantina Formation, Serra da Boa Vista, Minas Gerais State;
Time: Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous;
Size: 13 meters-long;
Taxonomy: Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Titanosauria, Saltasauridae;
Etymology: from Maxakali, ethnic group present in the Minas Gerais State where this fossil was found. The specific name is from Topa, a deity worshiped by the Maxakali people.
Art: Orlando Grillo (right)
References:
Kellner, A. W. A., D. A. Campos, S. A. K. Azevedo, M. N. F. Trotta, D. D. R. Henriques, M. M. T. Craik and H. P. Silva (2006). On a new titanosaur sauropod from the Bauru Group, Late Cretaceous of Brazil. Bol. Mus. Nac., N.S., Geol., Rio de Janeiro, n.74, p.1-31, ago.2006

Description:

It is the biggest dinosaur found in Brasil, a titanosaur characterized by the following combination of features: tail composed of anterior and midposterior caudal vertebrae with the anterior (and posterior) surface of the centrum dorsoventrally compressed; midposterior caudal vertebrae with the lateral surface of the centrum strongly concave (spool-shaped); dorsal margin of neural spine in midposterior caudal vertebrae inclined anteriorly; presence of at least one midposterior caudal with biconvex centrum; metacarpal IV about 12% shorter than metacarpal II; sacral centrum with keel-shaped ventral surface. Associated material – The distal end of a right scapula (MN 7048-V) and two sternal plates (MN 7049-V and MN 7050-V) of a second animal attributed to Maxakalisaurus
topai, one caudal vertebra (MN 7051-V) that may or not pertain to this species, and crocodylomorph and theropod teeth.