Name
Yamanasaurus (Yamana lizard).
Phonetic
Yam-ah-nah-sor-us.
Named By
S. Apestegu�a, J. E. Soto Luzuriaga, P. A. Gallina, J. Tamay Granda & G. A. Guam�n Jaramillo - 2019.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauira, Saltasauridae, Saltasaurinae.
Diet
Herbivore.
Species
E. lojaensis
Size
Uncertain due to lack of remains.
Known locations
Ecuador - R�o Playas Formation.
Time Period
Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Partial remains including elements of limbs and some vertebrae.
A possible close relative of Saltasaurus, Yamanasaurus is a genus of titanosaurid dinosaur that lived in South America during the late Cretaceous. Yamanasaurus is also the very first dinosaur to be named from fossils discovered in Ecuador.
- The first dinosaur remains from the Cretaceous of Ecuador. Cretaceous Research. - S. Apestegu�a, J. E. Soto Luzuriaga, P. A. Gallina, J. Tamay Granda & G. A. Guam�n Jaramillo - 2019.
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