Huinculsaurus

Name: Huinculsaurus ‭(‬Huicul Formation lizard‭)‬.
Phonetic: Hu-in-cul-sor-us.
Named By: Mattia Baiano,‭ ‬Rodolfo Coria‭ & ‬Andrea Cau‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ Dinosauria, ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Noasauridae,‭ ‬Elaphrosaurinae.
Species: H.‭ ‬montesi‭ (‬type‭)‬.
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.
Known locations: Argentina,‭ ‬Neuquén Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Huicul Formation.
Time period: Cenomanian/Turonian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Few vertebrae.

       Huinculsaurus is a genus of elaphrosaurine dinosaur that lived during the early periods of the late Cretaceous in South America.

Further reading
-‭ ‬A new abelisauroid‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Theropoda‭) ‬from the Huincul formation‭ (‬lower upper Cretaceous,‭ ‬Neuquén Basin‭) ‬of Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mattia Baiano,‭ ‬Rodolfo Coria‭ & ‬Andrea Cau‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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