Huinculsaurus

Hu-in-cul-sor-us.
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Name

Huinculsaurus ‭(‬Huicul Formation lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Hu-in-cul-sor-us.

Named By

Mattia Baiano,‭ ‬Rodolfo Coria‭ & ‬Andrea Cau‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ Dinosauria, ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Noasauridae,‭ ‬Elaphrosaurinae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

H.‭ ‬montesi‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Argentina,‭ ‬Neuqu�n Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Huicul Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian/Turonian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Few vertebrae.

In Depth

       Huinculsaurus is a genus of elaphrosaurine dinosaur that lived during the early periods of the late Cretaceous in South America.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new abelisauroid‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Theropoda‭) ‬from the Huincul formation‭ (‬lower upper Cretaceous,‭ ‬Neuqu�n Basin‭) ‬of Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mattia Baiano,‭ ‬Rodolfo Coria‭ & ‬Andrea Cau‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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