Baalsaurus mansillai

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Baalsaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (91–88 Mya)
Place
Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Baalsaurus reconstruction by Atlantis536
Reconstruction · Atlantis536 (CC0)

Baalsaurus (named after the dinosaur fossil site Baal in Argentina, which in turn is named after the ancient Phoenician god Baal) is a genus of titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina. The type and only known species is B. mansillai, with the specific name honoring the discoverer Juan Eduardo Mansilla, a museum technician at the Geology and Paleontology Museum of the National University of Comahue. thumb|Paleoart|Life restoration The holotype specimen, MUCPv-1460, is a mostly complete right dentary that was found in rocks of the upper Portezuelo Formation. The dentary is squared-off instead of curved when viewed from above or below, with the teeth crowded into the front of the jaw, making it similar to the jaw of Antarctosaurus, Brasilotitan, and to a lesser extent Bonitasaura.

What we know

  • Named by Calvo & González Riga, 2018.
  • Fossils found in Argentina.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Baalsaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.