Lapampasaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lapampasaurus is an extinct genus of hadrosaurid known from the Late Cretaceous Allen Formation (late Campanian or early Maastrichtian stage) of La Pampa Province, Argentina. It contains a single species, Lapampasaurus cholinoi.[1]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Type species ...
Lapampasaurus | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | †Ornithischia |
Clade: | †Ornithopoda |
Family: | †Hadrosauridae |
Genus: | †Lapampasaurus Coria, Riga & Casadío, 2012 |
Type species | |
†Lapampasaurus cholinoi Coria, Riga & Casadío, 2012 |
Close
The generic name refers to the Argentine province of La Pampa. The specific name honours the late collector José Cholino. The material includes cervical, dorsal, sacral and caudal vertebrae, the forelimb girdle, and the partial hindlimb.[1]