Itapeuasaurus

I-tah-pew-a-sor-us.
By Harper Gray
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Gray, H. (2016, May 6). Itapeuasaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/itapeuasaurus/

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Name

Itapeuasaurus ‭(‬Itapeua‭ ‬lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

I-tah-pew-a-sor-us.

Named By

R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Lindoso,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Medeiros,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Carvalho,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Pereira,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Mendes,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Iori,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Sousa,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Arcanjo‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Silva‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Rebbachisauridae,‭ ‬Rebbachisaurinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

I.‭ ‬cajapioensis‭

Size

Uncertain.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Alc�ntara Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

‭P‬artial post cranial remains,‭ ‬including hind leg bones and vertebrae.

In Depth

       Itapeuasaurus is a genus of rebachisaurid sauropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the early portion of the late Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new rebbachisaurid‭ (‬Sauropoda:‭ ‬Diplodocoidea‭) ‬from the middle Cretaceous of northern Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Lindoso,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Medeiros,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Carvalho,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Pereira,‭ ‬I.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Mendes,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬V.‭ ‬Iori,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Sousa,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Arcanjo‭ & ‬T.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Silva‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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