Genus
Valid Extinct

Tietasaura

Bandeira et al. 2024

Tietasaura is an extinct genus of elasmarian ornithopod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Marfim Formation of Brazil. The genus contains a single species, T. derbyiana, known from a single incomplete femur. Tietasaura is notable for being the first ornithischian dinosaur ever named from Brazil.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Tietasaura
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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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Elasmaria Unranked clade
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Tietasaura Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇧🇷 Brazil
1
Geological formations
Marfim
1
Temporal distribution
Hauterivian (132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Tietasaura derbyiana 137 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
K. L. N. Bandeira, B. A. Navarro, and R. V. Pêgas, N. S. Brilhante, A. S. Brum, L. G. de Souza, R. C. da Silva, V. Gallo. 2024. A reassessment of the historical fossil findings from Bahia State (Northeast Brazil) reveals a diversified dinosaur fauna in the Lower Cretaceous of South America. Historical Biology DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
K. L. N. Bandeira, B. A. Navarro, and R. V. Pêgas, N. S. Brilhante, A. S. Brum, L. G. de Souza, R. C. da Silva, V. Gallo. 2024. A reassessment of the historical fossil findings from Bahia State (Northeast Brazil) reveals a diversified dinosaur fauna in the Lower Cretaceous of South America. Historical Biology DOI ↗