Itapeuasaurus
Itapeuasaurus (meaning "Itapeua lizard") is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Alcântara Formation (Itapecuru Group) of Maranhão in Brazil. The type and only species is Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis. It is the most complete Cenomanian-aged diplodocoid known from South America and it is also the first reported Cenomanian-aged rebbachisaurid discovered in South America.
| Itapeuasaurus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
|---|---|
| Skeletal reconstruction of the holotype specimen (UFMA. 1.10.1960a), with unknown elements based on Demandasaurus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Clade: | †Sauropoda |
| Superfamily: | †Diplodocoidea |
| Family: | †Rebbachisauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Rebbachisaurinae |
| Genus: | †Itapeuasaurus Lindoso et al. 2019 |
| Type species | |
| †Itapeuasaurus cajapioensis Lindoso et al. 2019 | |
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