Sektensaurus

Sek-ten-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

Sektensaurus ‭(‬island lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sek-ten-sor-us.

Named By

L�cio M.‭ ‬Ibiricu,‭ ‬Gabriel A.Casal,‭ ‬Rub�n D.‭ ‬Mart�nez,‭ ‬Marcelo Luna,‭ ‬Juan I.‭ ‬Canale,‭ ‬Bruno N.‭ ‬�lvarez‭ & ‬Bernardo Gonz�lez Riga‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Elasmaria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬sanjuanboscoi‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lago Colhu� Huap� Formation.

Time Period

Campanian/Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Sektensaurus is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new ornithopod dinosaur‭ (‬Dinosauria‭; ‬Ornithischia‭) ‬from the Late Cretaceous of central Patagonia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research.‭ ‬-‭ ‬L�cio M.‭ ‬Ibiricu,‭ ‬Gabriel A.Casal,‭ ‬Rub�n D.‭ ‬Mart�nez,‭ ‬Marcelo Luna,‭ ‬Juan I.‭ ‬Canale,‭ ‬Bruno N.‭ ‬�lvarez‭ & ‬Bernardo Gonz�lez Riga‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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