Lapampasaurus
- Length
- 9 m (29.5 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (76–70 Mya)
- Place
- Argentina
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Hadrosauridae Dinosauria Ornithischia Cerapoda Ornithopoda Iguanodontia Duck-billed dinosaurs with tooth batteries.
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.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Lapampasaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.