Baalsaurus Calvo and Gonzalez Riga 2019 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: J. O. Calvo and B. Gonzalez Riga. 2019. Baalsaurus mansillai gen. et sp. nov. a new titanosaurian sauropod (Late Cretaceous) from Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 91(2):e20180661:-11

Parent taxon: Titanosauria according to J. O. Calvo and B. Gonzalez Riga 2019

Sister taxa: Abdarainurus, Aegyptosaurus, Andesauridae, Andesauroidea, Andesaurus, Argyrosaurinae, Argyrosaurus, Balochisauridae, Baotianmansaurus, Barrosasaurus, Borealosaurus, Choconsaurus, Colossosauria, Dgkhansaurus, Dongyangosaurus, Dzharatitanis, Eutitanosauria, Gandititan, Hamititan, Karongasaurus, Laplatasaurus, Lithostrotia, Malakhelisaurus, Malarguesaurus, Mnyamawamtuka, Mongolosaurus, Narambuenatitan, Ninjatitan, Pashtosaurus, Petrobrasaurus, Poripuchia, Pseudomegaloolithus, Rukwatitan, Teratopodus, Titanopodus, Titanosauridae, Titanosaurus, Titanosaurus indicus

Subtaxa: Baalsaurus mansillai

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Type: Baalsaurus mansillai

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Baal Quarry, Lago Barreales [MUCP] (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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