Drusilasaura

Name: Drusilasaura.
Phonetic: Dru-sil-ah-sore-e-ah.
Named By: C.‭ ‬Navarrete,‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Casal‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Martínez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria,‭ ‬Lognkosauria.
Species: D.‭ ‬deseadensis‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Herbivore.
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.

       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. - César Navarrete, Gabriel Casal & Rubén Martínez - 2011.



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