Lapparentosaurus

Bonaparte 1986

Lapparentosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic. Its fossils were found in Madagascar. It contains one species, Lapparentosaurus madagascariensis. The genus and species were named by José Bonaparte in 1986. The classification of Lapparentosaurus is controversial, as it exhibits a combination of characteristics of basal sauropods and titanosauriforms.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial

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Left Femur in caudal view Lapparentosaurus madagascariensis missing the mid-shaft section; FC = fibular condyle; FH = femoral head; GT = greater trochanter; ICG = intercondylar groove; TC = tibial condyle. Scale = 10 cm. © Miky Lova Tantely Raveloson, Neil D. L. Clark and Armand H. Rasoamiaramana · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification

Dinosauria Unranked clade

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Saurischia Unranked clade

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Sauropodomorpha Unranked clade

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Massopoda Unranked clade

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Sauropodiformes Unranked clade

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Sauropoda Unranked clade

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Gravisauria Unranked clade

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Eusauropoda Unranked clade

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Lapparentosaurus Genus

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇲🇬 Madagascar

Geological formations

Isalo III

Temporal distribution

Bathonian (168.2–165.3 Ma)

Species (1)

Lapparentosaurus madagascariensis 168 Ma

Images 1

Bibliography

Original description

J. F. Bonaparte. 1986. The early radiation and phylogenetic relationships of the Jurassic sauropod dinosaurs, based on vertebral anatomy. The Beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs: Faunal Change Across the Triassic–Jurassic Boundary. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Bibliography (1)

Lapparentosaurus

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