Leinkupal Gallina et al. 2014 (diplodocine)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Diplodocidae

Full reference: P. A. Gallina, S. Apesteguia, A. Haluza and J. I. Canale. 2014. A diplodocid sauropod survivor from the Early Cretaceous of South America. PLoS One 9(5):e97128

Parent taxon: Diplodocinae according to P. D. Mannion and A. J. Moore 2025

See also Foster and Peterson 2016, Gallina et al. 2014, Garderes et al. 2022, Mannion et al. 2019 and Tschopp et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Ardetosaurus, Barosaurus, Dinheirosaurus, Diplodocus, Galeamopus, Supersaurus, Tornieria

Subtaxa: Leinkupal laticauda

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Bajada Colorada locality (main) (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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