Tastavinsaurus sanzi Canudo et al. 2008 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: J. I. Canudo, R. Royo-Torres, and G. Cuenca-Bescós. 2008. A new sauropod: Tastavinsaurus sanzi gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Cretaceous (Aptian) of Spain. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3):712-731

Belongs to Tastavinsaurus according to D. Néraudeau et al. 2012

See also Canudo et al. 2008, Castanera et al. 2013, Cerda et al. 2015, D'Emic 2012, Le Loeuff et al. 2011, Luque et al. 2009, Mocho et al. 2016, Mocho et al. 2014, Poropat et al. 2020, Royo-Torres et al. 2012, Torcida Fernández-Baldor et al. 2013 and Vila et al. 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPZ 99/9, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is Arsis-1, Peñarroya de Tastavins, which is in an Aptian coastal claystone in the Xert Formation of Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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