Baalsaurus mansillai Calvo and Gonzalez Riga 2019 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: J. O. Calvo and B. Gonzalez Riga. 2019. Baalsaurus mansillai gen. et sp. nov. a new titanosaurian sauropod (Late Cretaceous) from Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 91(2):e20180661:-11

Belongs to Baalsaurus according to J. O. Calvo and B. Gonzalez Riga 2019

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MUCPv-1460, a mandible (almost complete right dentary). Its type locality is Baal Quarry, Lago Barreales [MUCP], which is in a Turonian/Coniacian terrestrial conglomerate in the Portezuelo Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Baal Quarry, Lago Barreales [MUCP]

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