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TFA blurb review[edit]

The only known specimen, of some lower leg bones

Ohmdenosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic epoch in what is now Germany. The only specimen – a tibia (shinbone) and ankle – was discovered in rocks of the Posidonia Shale near the village of Ohmden. The specimen is exhibited in a local museum and in the 1970s the German palaeontologist Rupert Wild recognised it as the remains of a sauropod. One of the earliest known sauropods, Ohmdenosaurus was quadrupedal (four-legged) and already had the columnar limbs typical for the group. It was small for a sauropod, with an estimated length of 3–4 m (10–13 ft). Its relationships to other sauropods remain uncertain due to the incompleteness of its remains. The Posidonia Shale was deposited within a shallow inland sea; Ohmdenosaurus was a terrestrial animal, and its carcass must have been transported by predators or water currents at least 100 km (62 mi) from the shoreline to its site of burial. It is the only dinosaur fossil known from the shale. (Full article...)

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Hi Jens Lallensack and anyone else interested: a draft TFA blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:09, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent blurb, I have no comments. Thanks! Jens Lallensack (talk) 15:32, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That was quick. Thanks Jens. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:38, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]