Genre
Valide Éteint

Herbstosaurus

Herbst lizard
Casamiquela 1975

Herbstosaurus is an extinct genus of pterosaurs that lived during the late Jurassic period in what is now Argentina. The genus contains a single species, H. pigmaeus, known from a partial skeleton. The specimen was initially identified as belonging to a small theropod dinosaur, but was later recognized as belonging to a pterosaur.

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Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
1
Groupe
Ptérosaures
Piscivore Volant Marin
Herbstosaurus
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Positive digital cast of the holotype of the pterosaur Herbstosaurus pigmaeus (CTES-PZ 1711). Abbreviations: gtr, greater trochanter; isp, ischial peduncle; l.fe, left femur; ppush, prepubic shaft; prap, preacetabular process; r.fe, right femur; r.il, right ilium; r.ppu, right prepubis; sr5, sacral rib 5; sv1, sacral vertebra 1. Scale bar equals 2 cm. © M.D. Ezcurra, A.E. Fernandes, M. Roig, & M.B. Von Baczko · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification
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Herbstosaurus Genre
Sites de découverte 1 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇦🇷 Argentine
1
Formations géologiques
Vaca Muerta
1
Distribution temporelle
Tithonien (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Espèces (1)
Herbstosaurus pigmaeus 149 Ma
Images 1
Bibliographie
Description originale
R. M. Casamiquela. 1975. Herbstosaurus pigmaeus (Coeluria, Compsognathidae) n. gen. n. sp. del Jurásic medio del Neuquén (Patagonia septentrional). Uno de los más pequeños dinosaurios conocidos [Herbstosaurus pigmaeus (Coeluria, Compsognathidae) n. gen. n. sp. from the Middle Jurassic of Neuquén (northern Patagonia). One of the smallest known dinosaurs]. Actas del Primer Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia, Tucumán 2:87-103
Bibliographie (1)
R. M. Casamiquela. 1975. Herbstosaurus pigmaeus (Coeluria, Compsognathidae) n. gen. n. sp. del Jurásic medio del Neuquén (Patagonia septentrional). Uno de los más pequeños dinosaurios conocidos [Herbstosaurus pigmaeus (Coeluria, Compsognathidae) n. gen. n. sp. from the Middle Jurassic of Neuquén (northern Patagonia). One of the smallest known dinosaurs]. Actas del Primer Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia, Tucumán 2:87-103