Jakapil

Jakapil; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian; 97–94 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Skeletal diagram showing known fossil material
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	†Ornithischia
Clade:	†Thyreophora
Genus:	†Jakapil; Riguetti, Apesteguía & Pereda-Suberbiola, 2022
Species:	†J. kaniukura
Binomial name
	†Jakapil kaniukura; Riguetti, Apesteguía & Pereda-Suberbiola, 2022

Jakapil (meaning "shield bearer" in Puelchean) is a genus of basal thyreophoran dinosaur from the Candeleros Formation of Argentina. The type species is Jakapil kaniukura.^[1]

^ Riguetti FJ, Apesteguía S, Pereda-Suberbiola X (2022). "A new Cretaceous thyreophoran from Patagonia supports a South American lineage of armoured dinosaurs". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): Article number 11621. Bibcode:2022NatSR..1211621R. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-15535-6. PMC 9372066. PMID 35953515.

[Jakapil-1] Riguetti FJ, Apesteguía S, Pereda-Suberbiola X (2022). "A new Cretaceous thyreophoran from Patagonia supports a South American lineage of armoured dinosaurs". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): Article number 11621. Bibcode:2022NatSR..1211621R. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-15535-6. PMC 9372066. PMID 35953515.

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