Name
Histriasaurus (Istria lizard).
Phonetic
His-tre-ah-sor-us.
Named By
F. M. Dalla Vecchia - 1998.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea, Rebbachisauridae.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
H. boscarollii
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
Croatia, Istarska Zupanija.
Time Period
Late Hauterivian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Partial remains.
Hailing from Croatia, Histriasaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur, and a close relative to the genus Rebbachisaurus.
- Remains of Sauropoda (Reptilia, Saurischia) in the Lower Cretaceous (Upper Hauterivian/Lower Barremian) limestones of SW Istria (Croatia). - Geologica Croatica 51(2):105-134. - F. M. Dalla Vecchia - 1998.
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