Berthasaura

Berthasaura
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous (AptianAlbian)
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Noasauridae
Genus: Berthasaura
de Souza et al., 2021
Type species
Berthasaura leopoldinae
de Souza et al., 2021
Reconstructed skeleton of Berthasaura
Reconstructed skeleton of Berthasaura

Berthasaura (meaning "Bertha's lizard") is a genus of noasaurid ceratosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous Goio-Erê Formation of Paraná, Brazil. The type and only species is Berthasaura leopoldinae.[1]

  1. ^ de Souza GA, Soares MB, Weinschütz LC, Wilner E, Lopes RT, de Araújo OM, Kellner AW (2021). "The first edentulous ceratosaur from South America". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): Article number 22281. Bibcode:2021NatSR..1122281D. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01312-4. PMC 8602317. PMID 34795306.