Nowadays, Yamanasaurus is a topic that has gained more and more relevance in today's society. For years, it has become a matter of interest to both experts and the general public. Its impact manifests itself in different ways, from the personal to the global level, and has generated debates and reflections on its implications. In this article, we will explore various facets of Yamanasaurus and analyze its importance in different contexts, with the aim of offering a complete and enlightening vision of this topic that is so relevant today.
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Yamanasaurus Temporal range: Maastrichtian,
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | †Sauropodomorpha |
Clade: | †Sauropoda |
Clade: | †Macronaria |
Clade: | †Titanosauria |
Family: | †Saltasauridae |
Subfamily: | †Saltasaurinae |
Genus: | †Yamanasaurus Apesteguía et al., 2019 |
Type species | |
†Yamanasaurus lojaensis Apesteguía et al., 2019
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Yamanasaurus (meaning "Yamana lizard") is an extinct genus of saltasaurine titanosaur dinosaur from the Río Playas Formation of Ecuador, which dates to the Maastrichtian epoch of the Cretaceous period (approximately 66.9 million years ago). The type and only species is Yamanasaurus lojaensis. It is the first non-avian dinosaur described from Ecuador.[1]
The holotype, consisting of fragments of a humerus, ulna, tibia, two sacral vertebrae and a single caudal, was discovered in 2017.