Leinkupal laticauda 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

Belongs to Leinkupal according to E. Tschopp et al. 2015

See also Canale et al. 2017, de Jesus Faria et al. 2015, Gallina et al. 2014, Gallina et al. 2021, Garderes et al. 2022 and Salgado et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MMCH-Pv 63-1, a set of vertebrae (anterior caudal vertebra). Its type locality is Bajada Colorada locality (main), which is in a Berriasian/Valanginian fluvial sandstone/conglomerate in the Bajada Colorada Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Bajada Colorada locality (main)

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