Leyesaurus

Ley-e-sor-us.

John Stewart

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Stewart, J. (2014, May 12). Leyesaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/leyesaurus/

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Name

Leyesaurus.

Phonetic

Ley-e-sor-us.

Named By

C.‭ ‬Apaldetti,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Martinez,‭ ‬O.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Alcober‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Pol‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬marayensis‭

Size

Skull 18 centimetres long. Total length estimated about ‬2.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Quebrada del Barro Formation.

Time Period

Usually credited as early Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Skull,‭ ‬mandible and partial post cranial remains including vertebrae,‭ ‬pelvis,‭ ‬shoulder and a rib.

In Depth

       Leyesaurus is a genus of small sauropodomorph dinosaur that lived in South America around the early Jurassic.‭ ‬Predatory threats to Leyesaurus would have mostly come from theropod dinosaurs.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new basal sauropodomorph‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Saurischia‭) ‬from Quebrada del Barro Formation‭ (‬Marayes-El Carrizal Basin‭)‬,‭ ‬Northwestern Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS ONE‭ ‬6‭(‬11‭)‬:e26964:1-19.‭ ‬-‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Apaldetti,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Martinez,‭ ‬O.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Alcober‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬Pol‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.

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