Name
Perijasaurus (Perija lizard).
Phonetic
Peh-re-ya-sor-us.
Named By
Aldo F. Rinc�n, Daniel A. Raad P�jaro, Harold F. Jim�nez Velandia, Mart�n D. Ezcurra & Jeffrey A. Wilson Mantilla - 2022.
Classification
Chordata, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
P. lapaz
Size
Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.
Known locations
Colombia - La Quinta Formation.
Time Period
Early/Mid Jurassic.
Fossil representation
Partial dorsal vertebra.
Perijasaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Jurassic.
Further reading
- A sauropod from the Lower Jurassic La Quinta Formation (Dept. Cesar, Colombia) and the initial diversification of eusauropods at low latitudes. - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. - Aldo F. Rinc�n, Daniel A. Raad P�jaro, Harold F. Jim�nez Velandia, Mart�n D. Ezcurra & Jeffrey A. Wilson Mantilla - 2022.
