Lapampasaurus Lapampasaurus
"Etymology TBD"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Lapampasaurus 9 m (29.5 ft) long
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- Length
- 9 m (29.5 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (76–70 Mya)
- Place
- Argentina
- Food
- Herbivore
Lapampasaurus is an extinct genus of hadrosaurid known from the Late Cretaceous Allen Formation (late Campanian or early Maastrichtian stage) of La Pampa Province, Argentina. It contains a single species, Lapampasaurus cholinoi. The generic name refers to the Argentine province of La Pampa. The specific name honours the late collector José Cholino. The material includes cervical, dorsal, sacral and caudal vertebrae, the forelimb girdle, and the partial hindlimb.
thumb|400px|Contemporaneous known fauna from the Allen Formation (Lapampasaurus in maroon, right)
What we know
- Named by Coria, Riga & Casadío, 2012.
- Fossils found in Argentina.