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Rebbachisauridae

Itapeuasaurus

"Itapeua lizard"

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Itapeuasaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic sauropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Itapeuasaurus
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–66 Mya)
Place
South America · Brazil
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Rebbachisauridae

Itapeuasaurus (meaning “Itapeua lizard”) is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Alcântara Formation (Itapecuru Group) 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.

What we know

  • Named by Lindoso et al. 2019.
  • Fossils found in South America and Brazil.

What we guess

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