Vespersaurus
Genus of noasaurine theropod dinosaur / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Vespersaurus?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Vespersaurus (meaning "western lizard") is a genus of noasaurid theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous Rio Paraná Formation in the Paraná Basin, Brazil. The type and only species is V. paranaensis, which would have lived in the giant prehistoric Botucatu Desert.[5]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Type species ...
Vespersaurus | |
---|---|
Holotype foot bones | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Noasauridae |
Subfamily: | †Noasaurinae |
Genus: | †Vespersaurus Langer et al., 2019 |
Type species | |
Vespersaurus paranaensis Langer et al., 2019 |
Close