Name:
Baalsaurus
(Baal lizard).
Phonetic: Ball-sor-us.
Named By: J. O. Calvo & B. Gonzalez
Riga - 2018.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauria.
Species: B. mansillai
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Uncertain due to lack of remains.
Known locations: Argentina, Neuqu�n Province -
Portezuelo Formation.
Time period: Late Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial dentary (lower
jaw).
Not
much is known about Baalsaurus other than it is a
genus of
titanosaurian
dinosaur that lived in South America during the late
Cretaceous. Baalsaurus is named after the Baal
fossil site, which
is named after the ancient Phoenician god Baal.
Further reading
- Baalsaurus mansillai gen. et sp. nov. a
new titanosaurian
sauropod (Late Cretaceous) from Neuqu�n, Patagonia, Argentina.
- Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ci�ncias
91(2):e20180661:-11. - J. O. Calvo & B.
Gonzalez Riga - 2018.