Species

Valid Extinct

Dasosaurus tocantinensis

Mayer et al. 2026

No Wikipedia summary available.

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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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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Neosauropoda Unranked clade

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Macronaria Unranked clade

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Titanosauriformes Unranked clade

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Somphospondyli Unranked clade

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Dasosaurus Genus

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Dasosaurus tocantinensis Species

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇧🇷 Brazil

Geological formations

Itapecuru

Temporal distribution

Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)

Bibliography

Original description

E. L. Mayer, J. C. G. Silva Junior, and L. R. Kerber, B. A. Navarro, K. L. N. Bandeira, J. C. Cisneros, E. P. Sousa, A. A. Pereira, M. A. Medeiros, R. M. Lindoso, F. P. Cavalcanti Neto, A. M. Ghilardi, T. Aureliano, P. L. Godoy, G. S. Ferreira, M. C. Langer. 2026. A new titanosauriform with European affinities in the Early Cretaceous of Brazil: insights on Somphospondyli phylogeny, histology and biogeography. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 24(1):2601579 DOI ↗

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