Sidersaura marae Sidersaura
"star lizard"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Sidersaura 1.1 m (3.7 ft) long
2 people holding hands
- Length
- 1.1 m (3.7 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (96–93 Mya)
- Place
- Argentina
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Rebbachisauridae
Sidersaura (meaning “star lizard”) is an extinct monotypic genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, S. marae, known from the remains of four individuals. Sidersaura represents one of the largest known rebbachisaurids.
What we know
- Named by Lerzo et al., 2024.
- Body length estimated at about 1.13 m.
- Fossils found in Argentina.