Maxakalisaurus
Maxakalisaurus
- Pronunciation:
- max-aka-li-sore-us
- Name meaning:
- 'Maxakali (tribe of Brazil) lizard'
- Type of dinosaur:
- sauropod
- Length:
- 13.0m
- Diet:
- herbivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Cretaceous, 80 million years ago
- Found in:
- Brazil
Maxakalisaurus is known from a partial skeleton, including some skull fragments and osteoderms (large skin adornments). Its teeth were ridged, unusual for sauropods. Some of the bones bear teeth marks, suggesting scavenging activity.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria, Camarasauromorpha, Titanosauriformes, Titanosauria, Lithostrotia, Saltasauridae, Saltasaurinae
- Named by:
- Kellner et al. (2006)
- Type species:
- topai
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