Itapeuasaurus
Name:
Itapeuasaurus
(Itapeua lizard).
Phonetic: I-tah-pew-a-sor-us.
Named By: R. M. Lindoso, M. A. A.
Medeiros, I. S. Carvalho, A. A. Pereira, I. D.
Mendes, F. V. Iori, E. P. Sousa, S. H. S. Arcanjo
& T. C. M. Silva - 2019.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropoda, Rebbachisauridae, Rebbachisaurinae.
Species: I. cajapioensis
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Uncertain.
Known locations: Brazil - Alc�ntara Formation.
Time period: Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial
remains, including hind leg bones and vertebrae.
Itapeuasaurus
is a genus of rebachisaurid sauropod
dinosaur that lived in South
America during the early portion of the late Cretaceous.
Further reading
- A new rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea) from the
middle Cretaceous of northern Brazil. - Cretaceous Research. -
R. M. Lindoso, M. A. A. Medeiros, I. S. Carvalho,
A. A. Pereira, I. D. Mendes, F. V. Iori, E. P.
Sousa, S. H. S. Arcanjo & T. C. M. Silva -
2019.
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