Reptilia - Theropoda - Spinosauridae
Alternative combination: Oxalaia quilimboensis
Full reference: A. W. A. Kellner, S. A. K. Azevedo, E. B. Machado, L. B. Carvalho, and D. D. R. Henriques. 2011. A new dinosaur (Theropoda, Spinosauridae) from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Alcântara Formation, Cajual Island, Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 83(1):99-108
Belongs to Oxalaia according to E. Isasmendi et al. 2023
See also Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2018, Arden et al. 2019, Candeiro et al. 2012, de França et al. 2021, Fernandes de Azevedo et al. 2013, Furtado et al. 2013, Kellner et al. 2011, Lindoso et al. 2012, Malafaia et al. 2020, Medeiros et al. 2014, Pereira et al. 2020 and Smyth et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MN 6117-V, a partial skull (Fused premaxillae). Its type locality is Laje do Coringa, Ilha do Cajual, which is in a Cenomanian estuary/bay sandstone/conglomerate in the Alcântara Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Laje do Coringa, Ilha do Cajual
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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