Perijasaurus lapaz Rincón et al. 2022 (sauropod)

Reptilia - Saurischia

Full reference: A. F. Rincón, D. A. Raad Pájaro, H. F. Jiménez Velandia, M. D. Ezcurra, and J. A. Wilson Mantilla. 2022. A sauropod from the Lower Jurassic La Quinta formation (Dept. Cesar, Colombia) and the initial diversification of eusauropods at low latitudes. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e2077112:1-24

Belongs to Perijasaurus according to A. F. Rincón et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UCMP 37689, a set of vertebrae (Partial dorsal vertebra). Its type locality is Arroyo Lameador, north of the Manaure-La Paz road, which is in a Toarcian/Aalenian floodplain sandstone in the La Quinta Formation of Colombia.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Arroyo Lameador, north of the Manaure-La Paz road

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