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Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis

Time
72.2–83.6 million years ago
Period
Unknown
Known sites
3
Gasparinisaura Cincosaltensis A74351020250105
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Summary

Gasparinisaura is a genus of herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. The first fossils of Gasparinisaura were found in 1992 near Cinco Saltos in Río Negro Province, Argentina. The type species, Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis, was named and described in 1996 by Rodolfo Coria and Leonardo Salgado. The generic name honors Argentine palaeontologist Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini. The specific name refers to Cinco Saltos.

Source: Wikipedia - Gasparinisaura

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