Ligabuesaurus

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By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2015, November 29). Ligabuesaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/ligabuesaurus/

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Name

Ligabuesaurus ‭(‬Ligabue’s lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Li-gah-bew-sore-us.

Named By

Jos� F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬Bernardo J.‭ ‬Gonz�lez Riga & Sebasti�n Apestegu�a‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

L.‭ ‬leanzai‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Argentina,‭ ‬Neuqu�n province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Lohan Cura Formation.

Time Period

Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull and post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Ligabuesaurus is a genus of titanosaurid dinosaur that lived in Argentina towards the end of the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Ligabuesaurus was named in honour of Dr Giancarlo Ligabue,‭ ‬while the type species L.‭ ‬leanzai was named in honour of Dr.‭ ‬Hector Leanza,‭ ‬the geologist who discovered the holotype specimen.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Ligabuesaurus leanzai gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Sauropoda‭)‬,‭ ‬a new titanosaur from the Lohan Cura Formation‭ (‬Aptian,‭ ‬Lower Cretaceous‭) ‬of Neuqu�n,‭ ‬Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Cretaceous Research‭ ‬27‭(‬3‭)‬:‭ ‬364-376.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Jos� F.‭ ‬Bonaparte,‭ ‬Bernardo J.‭ ‬Gonz�lez Riga and Sebasti�n Apestegu�a‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

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