Mierasaurus

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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Mierasaurus.

Phonetic

My-rah-sor-us.

Named By

R.‭ ‬Royo-Torres,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Upchurch,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Kirkland,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬DeBlieux,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Foster,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Cobos‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬Alcal�‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Turiasauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬bobyoungi‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬68‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

USA,‭ ‬Utah‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cedar Mountain Formation.

Time Period

Berriasian/Valanginian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial skull and partial post cranial skeleton.

In Depth

       Mierasaurus is a genus of turiasaurian sauropod dinosaur that lived in Western North America during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Mierasaurus along with the genus Moabosaurus represent at the time of writing some of the last known Turiasaurian sauropod dinosaurs to exist.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Descendants of the Jurassic turiasaurs from Iberia found refuge in the Early Cretaceous of western USA.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports‭ ‬7:14311:1-12.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Royo-Torres,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Upchurch,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Kirkland,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬DeBlieux,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Foster,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Cobos‭ & ‬L.‭ ‬Alcal�‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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