Adynomosaurus

Ah-dy-no-mo-sor-us.
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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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Name

Adynomosaurus ‭(‬weak shoulder lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ah-dy-no-mo-sor-us.

Named By

Albert Prieto-M�rquez,‭ ‬Victor,‭ ‬Fondevilla,‭ ‬Albert G.‭ ‬Sell�s,‭ ‬Jonathan R.Wagner‭ & ‬�ngel Galobart‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda, Hadrosauridae, Lambeosaurinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬arcanus‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tremp Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Adynomosaurus is a genus of lambeosaurine hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived in Spain during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Adynomosaurus arcanus,‭ ‬a new lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Ibero-Armorican Island of the European Archipelago.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research.‭ ‬96:‭ ‬19‭–‬37.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Albert Prieto-M�rquez,‭ ‬Victor,‭ ‬Fondevilla,‭ ‬Albert G.‭ ‬Sell�s,‭ ‬Jonathan R.Wagner‭ & ‬�ngel Galobart‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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