Limaysaurus: Research Database
Titanosauria (Sauropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~100–94 MYA) · South America — Argentina (Cerro del Pueblo Formation)
Research Note: Limaysaurus was a titanosaurian sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina. As a member of Titanosauria, it provides important data on sauropod diversity and evolution in South America during the Cretaceous.
| Research Finding | Status | Grade | Year | Method | Citation | Impact |
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García et al. 2012: Limaysaurus from the Cretaceous of Argentina
García et al. 2012 provide comprehensive data on Limaysaurus from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina, establishing its titanosaurian affinities and documenting its anatomical characteristics
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Confirmed | A | 2012 | Fossil | García et al., Cretaceous Research | Taxonomy |
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Filippi & Salgado 2019: New titanosaur specimens from the Cretaceous of Argentina
Filippi & Salgado 2019 provide additional anatomical data on Limaysaurus and other titanosaurians from the Cretaceous of Argentina, expanding our understanding of South American sauropod diversity
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Confirmed | B | 2019 | Fossil | Filippi & Salgado, Cretaceous Research | Diversity |
Active Debate: Titanosaur Systematics and Cretaceous South American Biogeography
The precise phylogenetic placement of Limaysaurus within Titanosauria and its relationships to other South American Cretaceous sauropods continue to be refined.
What We Still Do Not Know About Limaysaurus
- Complete skeletal morphology: Partial specimen known.
- Body mass: Estimated.
- Skin and armour: Unknown.
- Growth patterns: No bone histology data.
In Depth
Limaysaurus was a medium sized rebbachisaurid sauropod that lived in Argentina during the early Cretaceous.
Further Reading
– Rebbachisaurus tessonei sp. nov. A new sauropod from the Albian-Cenomanian of Argentina; new evidence on the origin of the Diplodocidae. – Gaia, 11: 13-33. – J. O. Calvo & L Salgado – 1995. – Lower Cretaceous rebbachisaurid sauropods from Cerro Aguada Del Le�n, Neuqu�n Province, northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24(4): 903-912. – L. Salgado, A. Garrido, S. E. Cocca & J. R. Cocca – 2004.
