Limaysaurus

Lih-may-sore-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

Limaysaurus (Rio Limay lizard).

Phonetic

Lih-may-sore-us.

Named By

Classification

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

Diet

Herbiovore.

Species

L. tessonei

Size

About 15 meters long.

Known locations

Argentina - Rio Limay Formation, Lohan Cura Formation.

Time Period

Aptian/Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Remains of at least two individuals revealing the back of the skull and parts of the post cranial skeleton.

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.

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