Arenysaurus

A-re-ne-sore-us.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Arenysaurus ‭(‬Areny lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

A-re-ne-sore-us.

Named By

Xabier Pereda-Suberbiola,‭ ‬Jos� Ignacio Canudo,‭ ‬Pen�lope Cruzado-Caballero,‭ ‬Jos� Luis Barco,‭ ‬Nieves L�pez-Mart�nez,‭ ‬Oriol Oms‭ & ‬Jos� Ignacio Ruiz-Ome�aca‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Hadrosauridae,‭ ‬Lambeosaurinae.

Diet

‭H‬erbivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬ardevoli‭

Size

Estimated to be about‭ ‬5‭ ‬to‭ ‬6‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Spain‭ ‬-‭ ‬Tremp Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and skeleton.

In Depth

       Arenysaurus was a late Cretaceous hadrosaurid dinosaur,‭ ‬and of extra significance‭ ‬since‭ ‬it was a lambeosaurine.‭ ‬This means that Arenysaurus had a hollow crest on its head,‭ ‬and lived in a time when lambeosaurine hadrosaurs had been largely replaced by saurolophine hadrosaurs in other parts of the world like in North America.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The last hadrosaurid dinosaurs of Europe:‭ ‬A new lambeosaurine from the Uppermost Cretaceous of Aren‭ (‬Huesca,‭ ‬Spain‭)‬,‭ ‬Xabier Pereda-Suberbiola,‭ ‬Jos� Ignacio Canudo,‭ ‬Pen�lope Cruzado-Caballero,‭ ‬Jos� Luis Barco,‭ ‬Nieves L�pez-Mart�nez,‭ ‬Oriol Oms‭ & ‬Jos� Ignacio Ruiz-Ome�aca‭ ‬-‭ ‬2009.

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