Leinkupal Leinkupal

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Leinkupal 9 m (29.5 ft) long
6 people holding hands
Length
9 m (29.5 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (136.4 Mya)
Place
South America · Asia · Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Diplodocidae Dinosauria Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda

Leinkupal is a genus of diplodocine sauropod known from the Early Cretaceous (Late Berriasian to Early Valanginian stage) of the Bajada Colorada Formation, southeastern Neuquén Basin in the Neuquén Province of Argentina. It contains a single species, Leinkupal laticauda.

What we know

  • Named by Gallina et al., 2014.
  • Body length estimated at about 9 m.
  • Fossils found in South America and Asia.