Genus
Valid Extinct

Coahuilasaurus

Longrich et al. 2024

Coahuilasaurus is an extinct genus of kritosaurin ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) Cerro del Pueblo Formation of Coahuila, Mexico. The genus contains a single species, C. lipani, known from the associated tips of the upper and lower jaw and other fragmentary skull bones. It is a large kritosaurin with an estimated body length of 8–9 metres (26–30 ft) and body mass of over 4 metric tons.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Coahuilasaurus
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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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Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
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Styracosterna Unranked clade
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Hadrosauriformes Unranked clade
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Hadrosauroidea Unranked clade
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Hadrosauridae Family
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Hadrosaurinae Subfamily
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Kritosaurini Tribe
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Coahuilasaurus Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇽 Mexico
2
Geological formations
Cerro del Pueblo
2
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Coahuilasaurus lipani 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
N. R. Longrich, A. A. Ramirez Velasco, and J. Kirkland, A. E. Bermúdez Torres, C. I. Serrano-Brañas. 2024. Coahuilasaurus lipani, a New Kritosaurin Hadrosaurid from the Upper Campanian Cerro Del Pueblo Formation, Northern Mexico. Diversity 16(9):531 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
N. R. Longrich, A. A. Ramirez Velasco, and J. Kirkland, A. E. Bermúdez Torres, C. I. Serrano-Brañas. 2024. Coahuilasaurus lipani, a New Kritosaurin Hadrosaurid from the Upper Campanian Cerro Del Pueblo Formation, Northern Mexico. Diversity 16(9):531 DOI ↗