Cerapoda Dinosauria Elasmaria Genasauria Late Cretaceous Neornithischia Ornithischia Ornithopoda South America

Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis

Dinosaur: Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis

Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma

Type: Ornithopod

*Length:**	1.7 m	5.6 ft
*Weight:**	8 kg	18 lb

ESR: 3.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: South America

Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Coria & Salgado
Year: 1996

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Río Negro
Formation: Anacleto

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Neornithischia
Cerapoda
Ornithopoda
Elasmaria

Sources

Material: At least several individuals (include large part of skeleton and skulls).
References: Salgado, L., Coria, R.A., and Heredia, S., (1997), "New materials of Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina".

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