Comahuesaurus
| Comahuesaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Aptian–Albian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | †Sauropodomorpha |
| Family: | †Rebbachisauridae |
| Genus: | †Comahuesaurus José L. Carballido et al., 2012 |
| Species: | † C. windhauseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Comahuesaurus windhauseni José L. Carballido et al., 2012 | |
Comahuesaurus is an extinct genus of sauropod dinosaur of the family Rebbachisauridae. It was found in the Lohan Cura Formation, in Argentina and lived during the Early Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian. The type species is C. windhauseni, named by José L. Carballido, Leonardo Salgado, Diego Pol, José I. Canudo, Alberto C Garrido in 2012.[1]
References
- ↑ Carballido, José Luis; Salgado, Leonardo; Pol, Diego; Canudo, José Ignacio; Garrido, Alberto (2012). "A new basal rebbachisaurid (Sauropoda, Diplodocoidea) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin; evolution and biogeography of the group". Historical Biology 24 (6): 631–654. doi:10.1080/08912963.2012.672416.
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