Drusilasaura
Name:
Drusilasaura.
Phonetic: Dru-sil-ah-sore-e-ah.
Named By: C. Navarrete, G. Casal &
R. Mart�nez - 2011.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria,
Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauria, Lognkosauria.
Species: D. deseadensis
(type).
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Argentina, Santa Cruz Province
- Bajo Barreal Formation.
Time period: Cenomanian to Turonian of the
Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial skeleton.
The partial skeletal remains that the Drusilasaura genus is known by have been seen to be indicative of a lognkosaurian titanosaur. If this analysis is correct then Drusilasaura would be the oldest known lognkosaurian titanosaur.
Further reading
- Drusilasaura deseadensis gen. et sp. nov., a new
titanosaur
(Dinosauria-Sauropoda), of the Bajo Barreal Formation, Upper Cretaceous
of north of Santa Cruz, Argentina. - Revista Brasileira de
Paleontologia. 14 (1): 1–14. - C�sar Navarrete, Gabriel Casal &
Rub�n Mart�nez - 2011.
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