[D] Limaysaurus tessonei [jG] [nG]
Describer
Calvo and Salgado vide Novas, 1997
Time
Cretaceous Early Aptian
Classification
Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Diplodocidae Rebbachisauridae Nomen Nudem
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Lohan Cura Formation, Neuquen Province, northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
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Rebbachisaurus tessonei
Info
Genus
Rebbachisaurus (Lavocat, 1954) > Rebbachisaurus garasbae (Lavocat, 1954) > Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (Lapparent, 1960) Rebbachisaurus tessonei (Calvo and Salgado, 1995) > Limaysaurus tessonei (Calvo and Salgado vide Novas, 1997)
The Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs edited by Currie & Padian features the nomen nudum Limaysaurus tessonei in the article on South American dinosaurs by F. Novas. The genus is new but the species has already been described by Calvo and Salgado as Rebbachisaurus tessonei.
Salgado, L., Garrido, A., Cocca, S. E., and Cocca, J. R. (2004) Lower Cretaceous rebbachisaurid sauropods from Cerro Aguada del Leon (Lohan Cura Formation), Neuquen Province, northwestern Patagonia, Argentina: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 24, n. 4, p. 903-912. (Limaysaurus tessonei = Rebbachiosaurus tessonei)
Calvo and Salgado vide Novas, 1997
Time
Cretaceous Early Aptian
Classification
Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Diplodocidae Rebbachisauridae Nomen Nudem
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Lohan Cura Formation, Neuquen Province, northwestern Patagonia, Argentina
Fall Under
Rebbachisaurus tessonei
Info
Genus
Rebbachisaurus (Lavocat, 1954) > Rebbachisaurus garasbae (Lavocat, 1954) > Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis (Lapparent, 1960) Rebbachisaurus tessonei (Calvo and Salgado, 1995) > Limaysaurus tessonei (Calvo and Salgado vide Novas, 1997)
The Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs edited by Currie & Padian features the nomen nudum Limaysaurus tessonei in the article on South American dinosaurs by F. Novas. The genus is new but the species has already been described by Calvo and Salgado as Rebbachisaurus tessonei.
Salgado, L., Garrido, A., Cocca, S. E., and Cocca, J. R. (2004) Lower Cretaceous rebbachisaurid sauropods from Cerro Aguada del Leon (Lohan Cura Formation), Neuquen Province, northwestern Patagonia, Argentina: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 24, n. 4, p. 903-912. (Limaysaurus tessonei = Rebbachiosaurus tessonei)