Genus
Valid Extinct

Vespersaurus

Langer et al. 2019

Vespersaurus is a genus of noasaurid theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous Rio Paraná Formation in the Paraná Basin, Brazil. The type and only species is V. paranaensis, which would have lived in the giant prehistoric Botucatu Desert.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Vespersaurus
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Holotype right pes of Vespersaurus paranaensis gen. et sp. nov. (MPCO.V 0065d1). (a) Distal end of metatarsal II-IV in dorsal view. (b) Distal part of digit II in lateral view. (c) Distal part of digit IV in lateral view. (d) Entire foot as preserved in lateral view. Anatomical abbreviations: ed, extensor depression; fd, flexor depression; lcp, lateral collateral pit; mc, lateral crest; plg, proximolateral groove; vg, vertical groove; vlg, ventral lateral groove; vm, ventral margin. © Max Cardoso Langer, Neurides de Oliveira Martins, Paulo César Manzig, Gabriel de Souza Ferreira, Júlio César de Almeida Marsola, Edison Fortes, Rosana Lima, Lucas Cesar Frediani Sant’ana, Luciano da Silva Vidal, Rosangela Honório da Silva Lorençato & · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Ceratosauria Suborder
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Noasauridae Family
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Noasaurinae Subfamily
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Vespersaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇧🇷 Brazil
1
Geological formations
Goio-Erê
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Vespersaurus paranaensis 121 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
M. C. Langer, N. Martins, and P. C. Manzig, G. S. Ferreira, J. C. Marsola, E. Fortes, R. Lima, L. C. F. Sant’ana, L. S. Vidal, R. H. Lorençato, M. D. Ezcurra. 2019. A new desert-dwelling dinosaur (Theropoda, Noasaurinae) from the Cretaceous of south Brazil. Scientific Reports 9(9379) DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
M. C. Langer, N. Martins, and P. C. Manzig, G. S. Ferreira, J. C. Marsola, E. Fortes, R. Lima, L. C. F. Sant’ana, L. S. Vidal, R. H. Lorençato, M. D. Ezcurra. 2019. A new desert-dwelling dinosaur (Theropoda, Noasaurinae) from the Cretaceous of south Brazil. Scientific Reports 9(9379) DOI ↗