Hispaniasaurus

His-pan-e-ah-sor-us.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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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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Gutierrez, B. (2016, June 25). Hispaniasaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/hispaniasaurus/

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Name

Hispaniasaurus.

Phonetic

His-pan-e-ah-sor-us.

Named By

A.‭ ‬Marquez-Aliaga,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Klein,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Reolid,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Plasencia,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Villena‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬Martinez-Perez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Sauropterygia,‭ ‬Nothosauroidea.

Diet

Uncertain/Piscivore‭?

Species

H.‭ ‬cranioelongatus‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ca�ete Formation.

Time Period

Ladinian of the Triassic.‭

Fossil representation

Partial cranium

In Depth

       Hispaniasaurus is a genus of possible nothosaur that lived in Spain during the mid Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬An enigmatic marine reptile,‭ ‬Hispaniasaurus cranioelongatus‭ (‬gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭) ‬with nothosauroid affinities from the Ladinian of the Iberian Range‭ (‬Spain‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Historical Biology‭ ‬1-11.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Marquez-Aliaga,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Klein,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Reolid,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Plasencia,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Villena‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬Martinez-Perez‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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