Dinosauria Genasauria Late Cretaceous Ornithischia South America Thyreophora

Jakapil kaniukura

Dinosaur: Jakapil kaniukura

Cretaceous: 100.5–93.9 Ma

*Length:**	1.5 m	4.9 ft
*Weight:**	20 kg	44 lb

ESR: 1.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: South America

Period

Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Riguetti et al.
Year: 2022

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Candeleros

Classification

Dinosauria
Ornithischia
Genasauria
Thyreophora

Locations

Sources

Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragments, referred two partial conical osteoderms.
References: Riguetti FJ, Apesteguía S, Pereda-Suberbiola X (2022). "A new Cretaceous thyreophoran from Patagonia supports a South American lineage of armoured dinosaurs".

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