Ypupiara

By Nisha Yadav
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Nisha Yadav

Physicist

Nisha Yadav is a dedicated physicist whose work bridges the gap between physics and paleontology. With a deep interest in the processes that preserve ancient life, she explores how physical principles govern fossilization and the preservation of extinct species.

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Yadav, N. (2015, September 29). Ypupiara. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/ypupiara/

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Name

Phonetic

Named By

Arthur S.‭ ‬Brum,‭ ‬Rodrigo V.‭ ‬P�gas,‭ ‬Kamila L.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Bandeira,‭ ‬Lucy G.‭ ‬Souza,‭ ‬Diogenes A.‭ ‬Campos‭ & ‬Alexander W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Dromaeosauridae,‭ ‬Unenlagiinae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

Y.‭ ‬lopai‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

Brazil‭ ‬-Mar�lia Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Right maxilla and dentary‭ (‬holotype destroyed in a fire).

In Depth

       Ypupiara is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A new Unenlagiinae‭ (‬Theropoda:‭ ‬Dromaeosauridae‭) ‬from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Papers in Palaeontology vol‭ ‬7,‭ ‬issue‭ ‬4.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Arthur S.‭ ‬Brum,‭ ‬Rodrigo V.‭ ‬P�gas,‭ ‬Kamila L.‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Bandeira,‭ ‬Lucy G.‭ ‬Souza,‭ ‬Diogenes A.‭ ‬Campos‭ & ‬Alexander W.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Kellner‭ ‬-‭ ‬2021.

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