Genus
Valid Extinct

Oblitosaurus

Sánchez-Fenollosa et al. 2023

Oblitosaurus is a genus of ankylopollexian ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Villar del Arzobispo Formation of Spain. The type species is Oblitosaurus bunnueli.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Oblitosaurus
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Wikimedia
Oblitosaurus
Oblitosaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Oblitosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
1
Geological formations
Villar del Arzobispo
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Oblitosaurus bunnueli 152 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
S. Sánchez-Fenollosa, F. J. Verdú, and A. Cobos. 2023. The largest ornithopod (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Upper Jurassic of Europe sheds light on the evolutionary history of basal ankylopollexians. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
S. Sánchez-Fenollosa, F. J. Verdú, and A. Cobos. 2023. The largest ornithopod (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Upper Jurassic of Europe sheds light on the evolutionary history of basal ankylopollexians. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society DOI ↗