Lavocatisaurus

Lah-vo-cah-te-sor-us.
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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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Name

Lavocatisaurus.

Phonetic

Lah-vo-cah-te-sor-us.

Named By

Jos� Canudo,‭ ‬Jose Carballido,‭ ‬Alberto Garrido‭ & ‬Leonardo Salgado‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Rebbachisauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬agrioensis‭

Size

Holotype individual estimated about‭ ‬12‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Rayoso Formation.

Time Period

Aptian/Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of a few individuals including adult and juveniles.

In Depth

       Lavocatisaurus is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new rebbachisaurid sauropod from the Aptian–Albian,‭ ‬Lower Cretaceous Rayoso Formation,‭ ‬Neuqu�n,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.‭ ‬63.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jos� Canudo,‭ ‬Jose Carballido,‭ ‬Alberto Garrido‭ & ‬Leonardo Salgado‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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