Overosaurus paradasorum Coria et al. 2013 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Alternative combination: Overosaurus paradosorum

Full reference: R. A. Coria, L. S. Filippi, L. M. Chiappe, R. Garcia, and A. B. Arcucci. 2013. Overosaurus paradasorum gen. et sp. nov. , a new sauropod dinosaur (Titanosauria: Lithostrotia) from the Late Cretaceous of Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina. Zootaxa 3683(4):357-376

Belongs to Overosaurus according to L. S. Filippi 2015

See also Cerda et al. 2015, Coria et al. 2013, Cruzado-Caballero et al. 2018, Cruzado-Caballero et al. 2019, Cruzado-Caballero et al. 2016, de Jesus Faria et al. 2015, Gallina and Otero 2015, Gorscak et al. 2017, Navarro et al. 2022, Silva Junior et al. 2017 and Tomaselli et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MAU-Pv-CO-439, a set of postcrania (Posterior cervicals to caudal vertebrae, ribs and ilia). Its type locality is Cerro Overo [MAU], which is in a Santonian levee siltstone/mudstone in the Bajo de la Carpa Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Cerro Overo [MAU]

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