Bravasaurus

Bra-vah-sor-us.
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Name

Bravasaurus ‭(‬Laguna Brava lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Bra-vah-sor-us.

Named By

E.‭ ‬Mart�n Hechenleitner,‭ ‬L�a Leuzinger,‭ ‬Agust�n G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ ‬Sebasti�n Rocher,‭ ‬Lucas E.‭ ‬Fiorelli,‭ ‬Jerem�as R.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Taborda‭ & ‬Leonardo Salgado‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria,‭ ‬Lithostrotia,‭ ‬Aeolosaurini.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬arreirosorum‭

Size

Holotype roughly about‭ ‬7‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ci�naga del R�o Huaco Formation.

Time Period

Late Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Bravasaurus is a genus of titanosaurian dinosaur that lived in‭ ‬South America during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬While many of‭ ‬the South American titanosaurs such as Argentinosaurus were positive giants,‭ ‬Bravasaurus seems to have been much smaller than most.

       Bravasaurus was named alongside the genus Punatitan in the same paper in 2020. Further reading

-‭ ‬Two Late Cretaceous sauropods reveal titanosaurian dispersal across South America.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Communications Biology.‭ ‬3‭ (‬1‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Mart�n Hechenleitner,‭ ‬L�a Leuzinger,‭ ‬Agust�n G.‭ ‬Martinelli,‭ ‬Sebasti�n Rocher,‭ ‬Lucas E.‭ ‬Fiorelli,‭ ‬Jerem�as R.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Taborda‭ & ‬Leonardo Salgado‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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