AnchisauriaDinosauriaEarly JurassicEusaurischiaMassopodaPlateosauriaSaurischiaSauropodiformesSauropodomorphaSouth America

Leonerasaurus taquetrensis

Dinosaur: Leonerasaurus taquetrensis

Jurassic: 190.8–182.7 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:3 m9.8 ft
Weight*:70 kg154 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Pliensbachian
Years: 190.8–182.7 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Pol, Garrido & Cerda
Year: 2011

Distribution

Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Chubut
Formation: Las Leoneras


Locations


Sources

Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragments.
References: Pol D., Garrido A. i I.A. Cerdo. (2011). A new sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of Patagonia and the origin and evolution of the sauropod-type sacrum.

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