Genus
Valid Extinct

Perijasaurus

Rincón et al. 2022

Perijasaurus is a genus of basal eusauropod sauropod dinosaur from the "Girón-type redbeds" of the La Quinta Formation of Cesar Department, north-eastern Colombia. The type species is Perijasaurus lapaz. It lived during the Toarcian-Aalenian boundary around 175 million years ago.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Perijasaurus
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reconstruction of the Early Jurassic sauropod Perijasaurus lapaz. © Путаниум · CC0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Saurischia Unranked clade
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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade
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Massopoda Unranked clade
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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade
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Sauropoda Unranked clade
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Gravisauria Unranked clade
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Eusauropoda Unranked clade
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Perijasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇴 Colombia
1
Geological formations
La Quinta
1
Temporal distribution
Toarcian (184.2–174.7 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Perijasaurus lapaz 180 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
A. F. Rincón, D. A. Raad Pájaro, and H. F. Jiménez Velandia, M. D. Ezcurra, J. A. Wilson Mantilla. 2022. A sauropod from the Lower Jurassic La Quinta formation (Dept. Cesar, Colombia) and the initial diversification of eusauropods at low latitudes. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. F. Rincón, D. A. Raad Pájaro, and H. F. Jiménez Velandia, M. D. Ezcurra, J. A. Wilson Mantilla. 2022. A sauropod from the Lower Jurassic La Quinta formation (Dept. Cesar, Colombia) and the initial diversification of eusauropods at low latitudes. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology DOI ↗