Drusilasaura

Dru-sil-ah-sore-e-ah.
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Name

Drusilasaura.

Phonetic

Dru-sil-ah-sore-e-ah.

Named By

C.‭ ‬Navarrete,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Casal‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Mart�nez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

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

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬deseadensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Argentina,‭ ‬Santa Cruz Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bajo Barreal Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian to Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       The partial skeletal remains that the Drusilasaura genus is known by have been seen to be indicative of a lognkosaurian titanosaur.‭ ‬If this analysis is correct then Drusilasaura would be the oldest known lognkosaurian titanosaur.

Further Reading

– Drusilasaura deseadensis gen. et sp. nov., a new titanosaur (Dinosauria-Sauropoda), of the Bajo Barreal Formation, Upper Cretaceous of north of Santa Cruz, Argentina. – Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia. 14 (1): 1–14. – C�sar Navarrete, Gabriel Casal & Rub�n Mart�nez – 2011.

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