Name:
Tastavinsaurus
(Rio Tastavins lizard).
Phonetic: Tass-tah-vio-sore-us.
Named By: J. I. Canudo, R. Royo-Torres,
& G. Cuenca-Besc�s - 2008.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Sauropoda, Camarasauromorpha, Laurasiformes.
Species: T. sanzi (type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Spain - Forcall Formation.
Time period: Aptian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial remains.
Tastavinsaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in Spain during the early Cretaceous.
Further reading
- A new sauropod: Tastavinsaurus sanzi gen.
et sp. nov. from
the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) of Spain. - Journal of Vertebrate
Paleontology 28 (3): 712–731.- J. I. Canudo, R.
Royo-Torres, & G. Cuenca-Besc�s - 2008.
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