Dasosaurus tocantinensis Dasosaurus
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You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Dasosaurus 20 m (66 ft) long
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- Length
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Period
- Early Cretaceous (145–100 Mya)
- Place
- Europe · Brazil · Spain
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria
Dasosaurus is an extinct genus of somphospondylan sauropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Itapecuru Formation of Brazil. The genus contains a single species, Dasosaurus tocantinensis. Its morphology is similar to the titanosauriform Garumbatitan, known from the Early Cretaceous of Spain.
What we know
- Named by Mayer et al., 2026.
- Body length estimated at about 20 m.
- Fossils found in Europe and Brazil.