Genus
Valid Extinct

Itapeuasaurus

Lindoso et al. 2019

Itapeuasaurus is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Alcântara Formation of Maranhão in Brazil. The type and only species is Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis. It is the most complete Cenomanian-aged diplodocoid known from South America and it is also the first reported Cenomanian-aged rebbachisaurid discovered in South America.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
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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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Neosauropoda Unranked clade
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Diplodocoidea Unranked clade
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Diplodocimorpha Unranked clade
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Rebbachisauridae Unranked clade
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Khebbashia Unranked clade
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Rebbachisaurinae Unranked clade
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Itapeuasaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
7,5 m ⓘ
Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis
Mass
800 kg ⓘ
Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇧🇷 Brazil
1
Geological formations
Alcântara
1
Temporal distribution
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis 101 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
R. M. Lindoso, M. A. A. Medeiros, and I. S. Carvalho, A. A. Pereira, I. D. Mendes, F. V. Iori, E. P. Sousa, S. H. S. Arcanjo, T. C. M. Silva. 2019. A new rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea) from the middle Cretaceous of northern Brazil. Cretaceous Research 104:104191:1-15 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. M. Lindoso, M. A. A. Medeiros, and I. S. Carvalho, A. A. Pereira, I. D. Mendes, F. V. Iori, E. P. Sousa, S. H. S. Arcanjo, T. C. M. Silva. 2019. A new rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda: Diplodocoidea) from the middle Cretaceous of northern Brazil. Cretaceous Research 104:104191:1-15 DOI ↗