Leonerasaurus taquetrensis

 

 

Published

25 August 2022

Last Updated

25 August 2022

Leonerasaurus taquetrensis was a species of 2.5-metre-long herbivorous dinosaur that roamed central Patagonia during the Late Triassic or early Jurassic period, approximately 200 million years ago.

A combination of primitive and advanced features makes Leonerasaurus a transitional, or intermediate form connecting the small early dinosaurs of the late Triassic with the giant, long-necked sauropods of the Jurassic and Cretaceous.


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Period Jurassic
Age approx. 200 million years old
Diet Herbivore
Height 80cm
Length 2.5 metres
Weight Roughly 50 kilograms
Discovered at Canadón Las Leoneras, Chubut, Argentina (2011)
Discovered by Diego Pol, Alberto Garrido + Ignacio A. Cerda (holotype MEF)

 

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Dinosaurs of Patagonia Fact Sheet