Ledumahadi

Le-du-mah-had-e.
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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

Ledumahadi (giant thunderclap).

Phonetic

Le-du-mah-had-e.

Named By

B.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬McPhee,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Benson,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Botha-Brink,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Bordy,‭ ‬J.‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬Choiniere‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Lessemsauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬mafube‭

Size

‭Estimated about 10 meters long.

Known locations

South Africa,‭ ‬Free State Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Elliot Formation.

Time Period

Hettangian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Ledumahadi is a lessemsaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in South Africa during the early Jurassic.‭ ‬As a member of‭ ‬the Lessemsauridae,‭ ‬Ledumahadi would have been similar to other lessemsaurid genera such as Antetonitrus,‭ ‬Lessemsaurus and Ingentia.‭ ‬Like these genera,‭ ‬Ledumahadi was not so much‭ ‬long,‭ ‬but very stocky,‭ ‬with especially well built forelimbs.‭

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A Giant Dinosaur from the Earliest Jurassic of South Africa and the Transition to Quadrupedality in Early Sauropodomorphs.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Current Biology‭ ‬28:1-9.‭ ‬-‭ ‬B.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬McPhee,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Benson,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Botha-Brink,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Bordy,‭ ‬J.‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬Choiniere‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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