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Nopcsaspondylus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Holotype dorsal vertebra of Nopcsasopondylus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Sauropodomorpha Infraorder: Sauropoda Superfamily: Diplodocoidea Family: Rebbachisauridae Genus: Nopcsaspondylus
Apesteguía, 2007Species - N. alarconensis Apesteguía, 2007
Nopcsaspondylus (meaning "Franz Nopcsa's vertebra", in reference to the original describer) is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur (a type of large, long-necked quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur) from the Coniacian-age (Upper Cretaceous) Candeleros Formation of Neuquén, Argentina. It is based on a now-lost back vertebra described by Nopcsa in 1902 but not named at the time.[1][2] The specimen had a small vertebral body and large hollows, now known to be typical of rebbachisaurids.[1]
References
- ^ a b Apesteguía, Sebastián (2007). "The sauropod diversity of the La Amarga Formation (Barremian), Neuquén (Argentina)". Gondwana Research 12 (4): 533–546. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2007.04.007.
- ^ Nopcsa, Franz (1902). "Notizen über Cretacischen Dinosaurier. Pt. 3. Wirbel eines südamerikanischen Sauropoden" (in German). Akademie der Wissenschaften 3: 108–114.
External links
- Nopcsaspondylus alarconensis from DinoData.org
Categories:- Cretaceous dinosaurs
- Dinosaurs of South America
- Diplodocoids
- Fossil taxa described in 2007
- Sauropodomorph stubs
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