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Rebbachisauridae

Limaysaurus

Generic sauropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Limaysaurus 15 m (49 ft) long
as long as 9 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic sauropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Limaysaurus
Length
15 m (49 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (99.7–94 Mya)
Place
South America · Argentina
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Rebbachisauridae

Limaysaurus (“Limay lizard”) is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaurs which lived during the late Cretaceous period, about 99.7 to 94 million years ago, in the Cenomanian, in what is now South America (northwestern Patagonia). It is represented by a single species, L. tessonei.

What we know

  • Named by Salgado et al., 2004.
  • Body length estimated at about 15 m.
  • Fossils found in South America and Argentina.

What we guess

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