Genus
Valid Extinct

Oblitosaurus

Sánchez-Fenollosa et al. 2023

Oblitosaurus is a genus of ankylopollexian ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Villar del Arzobispo Formation of Spain. The type species is Oblitosaurus bunnueli.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Oblitosaurus
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Skeletal diagram of Oblitosaurus bunnueli showing known fossil material of the holotype specimen (CPT-1440, 1444, MAP-8290–8299). The element of the right manus is mirrored for the left side of the body. Scale bar=1 m. Key  =Holotype (CPT-1440, 1444, MAP-8290–8299)  =Unknown References "The largest ornithopod (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Upper Jurassic of Europe sheds light on the evolutionary history of basal ankylopollexians" "Reappraisal and new material of the holotype of Draconyx loureiroi (Ornithischia: Iguanodontia) provide insights on the tempo and modo of evolution of thumb-spiked dinosaurs" "A new species of Camptosaurus (Ornithopoda: Dinosauria) from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah, and a biomechanical analysis of its forelimb" Uteodon skeletal by Scott Hartman Camptosaurus dispar skeletal by Scott Hartman Paul, Gregory S. (2024) The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs (3rd ed.), Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9978-0-691-23157-0. © SlvrHwk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Oblitosaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
1
Geological formations
Villar del Arzobispo
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Oblitosaurus bunnueli 152 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
S. Sánchez-Fenollosa, F. J. Verdú, and A. Cobos. 2023. The largest ornithopod (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Upper Jurassic of Europe sheds light on the evolutionary history of basal ankylopollexians. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
S. Sánchez-Fenollosa, F. J. Verdú, and A. Cobos. 2023. The largest ornithopod (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Upper Jurassic of Europe sheds light on the evolutionary history of basal ankylopollexians. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society DOI ↗