In Depth
Because to fossils were discovered in close proximity to one another it’s thought that Gasparinisaura lived in herds. It is one of the few dinosaurs of its kind known from South America. Gasparinisaura is named in honour of the Argentine paleontologist, Dr Zulma B. de Gasparini.
Further Reading
– A basal iguanodontian (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from the Late Cretaceous of South America. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16(3):445-457. – R. A. Coria & L. Salgado – 1996.- New materials of Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis (Ornithischia: Ornithopoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina. – Journal of Paleontology 71: 933–940. – L. Salgado, R. A. Coria & S. Heredia – 1997.
