Pukyongosaurus

Puk-yong-o-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

Pukyongosaurus.

Phonetic

Puk-yong-o-sor-us.

Named By

Z.‭ ‬Dong,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Paik,‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Kim‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬millenniumi‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Korea.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Some dorsal‭ (‬back‭) ‬and cervical‭ (‬neck‭) ‬vertebrae.

In Depth

       Pukyongosaurus is a genus of titanosaur that lived in Korea during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A preliminary report on a sauropod from the Hasandong Formation‭ (‬Lower Cretaceous‭)‬,‭ ‬Korea.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬41-53.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Dong,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Paik,‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Kim‭ ‬-‭ ‬2001.

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