Triunfosaurus

Tre-un-foe-sor-us
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2012, November 16). Triunfosaurus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/triunfosaurus/

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Name

Triunfosaurus ‭(‬Triunfo Basin lizard‭)‬.

Phonetic

Tre-un-foe-sor-us

Named By

I.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Carvalho,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Salgado,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Lindoso,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Ara�jo-J�nior,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Costa Nogueira‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Soares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Sauropodomorpha,‭ ‬Sauropoda,‭ ‬Titanosauria‭?

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬leonardii‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-‭ ‬Rio Piranhas Formation.

Time Period

Early Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial post cranial remains including the ischium and a caudal‭ (‬tail‭) ‬vertebrae.

In Depth

       Triunfosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Described only from an ischium and tail vertebra,‭ ‬Triunfosaurus was originally described as a titanosaur.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new basal titanosaur‭ (‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Sauropoda‭) ‬from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of South American Earth Sciences‭ ‬75:74-84.‭ ‬-‭ ‬I.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Carvalho,‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Salgado,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Lindoso,‭ ‬H.‭ ‬I.‭ ‬Ara�jo-J�nior,‭ ‬F.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Costa Nogueira‭ & ‬J.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Soares‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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