Niebla

Ne-blah.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Niebla ‭(‬mist‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ne-blah.

Named By

Mauro Aranciaga Rolandoa,‭ ‬Mauricio A.Cerroni,‭ ‬Jordi A.Garcia Mars�,‭ ‬Federico L.‭ ‬Agnol�na,‭ ‬Mat�as J.Motta,‭ ‬Sebasti�n Rozadilla,‭ ‬Federico Brisson Egl�a‭ & ‬Fernando E.Novasa‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Abelisauridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

N.‭ ‬antiqua

Size

Roughly estimated at between‭ ‬4‭ ‬to‭ ‬4.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Argentina‭ ‬-‭ ‬Allen Formation.

Time Period

Campanian/Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull,‭ ‬jaw and post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Niebla is a genus of abelisaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during the late‭ ‬Cretaceous.‭ ‬Though only known from partial remains,‭ ‬Niebla seems to have actually been quite a small abelisaurid dinosaur,‭ ‬perhaps only about half of the size of some of the larger abelisaurid dinosaurs that were also roaming around South America at the same time as Niebla.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A new medium-sized abelisaurid‭ (‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Dinosauria‭) ‬from the late cretaceous‭ (‬Maastrichtian‭) ‬Allen Formation of Northern Patagonia,‭ ‬Argentina.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of South American Earth Sciences:‭ ‬102915.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mauro Aranciaga Rolandoa,‭ ‬Mauricio A.Cerroni,‭ ‬Jordi A.Garcia Mars�,‭ ‬Federico L.‭ ‬Agnol�na,‭ ‬Mat�as J.Motta,‭ ‬Sebasti�n Rozadilla,‭ ‬Federico Brisson Egl�a‭ & ‬Fernando E.Novasa‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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