Tastavinsaurus
- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Early Cretaceous (125 Mya)
- Place
- Spain
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.
Tastavinsaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur belonging to the Titanosauriformes. It is based on a partial skeleton from the Early Cretaceous Xert Formation of Spain. The type species is Tastavinsaurus sanzi, named in honor of the Rio Tastavins in Spain and Spanish paleontologist José Luis Sanz. The genus is known from two specimens, one from the Xert Formation and one from the Forcall Formation. Tastavinsaurus was originally described as a somphospondylan, but it may be a brachiosaurid. The clade Laurasiformes was coined for Tastavinsaurus and its close relatives, which may include Cedarosaurus, Soriatitan, and Venenosaurus.
What we know
- Named by Canudo et al., 2008.
- Fossils found in Spain.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Tastavinsaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.