Genus
Valid Extinct

Arenysaurus

Pereda-Suberbiola et al. 2009

Arenysaurus is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, being one of the last non-avian dinosaurs and it went extinct during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. It is known from a partial skull and skeleton found in the late Maastrichtian-age Tremp Formation of the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain. The type species is A. ardevoli, described in 2009 by Pereda-Suberbiola et al., a group of researchers from Spain. The genus name refers to Arén, where it was found, and the specific epithet honours geologist Lluís Ardèvol. Arenysaurus was a lambeosaurine, a member of the hadrosaurid subfamily with hollow and decorative cranial crests. It is one of the most complete and best dated ever found in the Late Cretaceous period.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Arenysaurus
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D. Dentary tooth crowns of Arenysaurus ardevoli (MPZ 2008/258) in lingual view. E. Caudal region of the skull roof of A. ardevoli (MPZ 2008/1) in dorsal view. F. Left dentary of A. ardevoli (MPZ 2008/258) in medial view. © Albert Prieto-Márquez, Fabio M. Dalla Vecchia, Rodrigo Gaete, Àngel Galobart · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia
Arenysaurus
Arenysaurus
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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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Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
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Styracosterna Unranked clade
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Hadrosauriformes Unranked clade
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Hadrosauroidea Unranked clade
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Hadrosauridae Family
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Lambeosaurinae Subfamily
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Arenysaurini Unranked clade
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Arenysaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
5,5 m ⓘ
Arenysaurus ardevoli
Mass
800 kg ⓘ
Arenysaurus ardevoli
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
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Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Arenysaurus ardevoli 72 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
X. Pereda-Suberbiola, J. I. Canudo, and P. Cruzado-Caballero, J. L. Barco, N. López-Martínez, O. Oms, J. I. Ruiz-Omeñaca. 2009. The last hadrosaurid dinosaurs of Europe: a new lambeosaurine from the uppermost Cretaceous of Aren (Huesca, Spain). Comptes Rendus Palevol 8:559-572 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
X. Pereda-Suberbiola, J. I. Canudo, and P. Cruzado-Caballero, J. L. Barco, N. López-Martínez, O. Oms, J. I. Ruiz-Omeñaca. 2009. The last hadrosaurid dinosaurs of Europe: a new lambeosaurine from the uppermost Cretaceous of Aren (Huesca, Spain). Comptes Rendus Palevol 8:559-572 DOI ↗