Baalsaurus

Ball-sor-us.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2013, September 20). Baalsaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/baalsaurus/

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Name

Baalsaurus ‭(‬Baal lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ball-sor-us.

Named By

J.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Calvo‭ & ‬B.‭ ‬Gonzalez Riga‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬mansillai‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Argentina,‭ ‬Neuqu�n Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Portezuelo Formation.

Time Period

Late Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial dentary‭ (‬lower jaw‭)‬.

In Depth

       Not much is known about Baalsaurus other than it is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Baalsaurus is named after the‭ ‬Baal fossil site,‭ ‬which is named after the ancient‭ ‬Phoenician god Baal.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Baalsaurus mansillai gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ ‬a new titanosaurian sauropod‭ (‬Late Cretaceous‭) ‬from Neuqu�n,‭ ‬Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ci�ncias‭ ‬91‭(‬2‭)‬:e20180661:-11.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J.‭ ‬O.‭ ‬Calvo‭ & ‬B.‭ ‬Gonzalez Riga‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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