Tastavinsaurus

Tastavinsaurus
Temporal range: Early Barremian
~125 Ma
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Left hindlimb of the referred specimen CT-19
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: †Sauropodomorpha
Clade: †Sauropoda
Clade: †Macronaria
Clade: †Camarasauromorpha
Branch: †Laurasiformes
Genus: †Tastavinsaurus
Canudo et al., 2008
Species:
†T. sanzi
Binomial name
†Tastavinsaurus sanzi
Canudo et al., 2008

Tastavinsaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur belonging to the Titanosauriformes. It is based on a partial skeleton from the Early Cretaceous Xert Formation of Spain. The type species is Tastavinsaurus sanzi, named in honor of the Rio Tastavins in Spain and Spanish paleontologist José Luis Sanz.[1] Tastavinsaurus sanzi is known from two specimens, one from the Xert Formation and one from the Forcall Formation.[2] Tastavinsaurus was originally described as a somphospondylan,[1] but it may be a brachiosaurid.[3] The clade Laurasiformes was coined for Tastavinsaurus and its close relatives, which may include Cedarosaurus, Soriatitan, and Venenosaurus.[2][3]

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