Astigmasaura
Sign in to saveAstigmasaura is an extinct genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Astigmasaura genuflexa, known from an incomplete articulated skeleton.
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It is catalogued under topics including Cenomanian dinosaurs, Dinosaur genera and Dinosaurs of Argentina.
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- Parent taxon
- Rebbachisauridae
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- Astigmasaura genuflexa.png
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- Astigmasaura
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- genus
- time period
- Late Cretaceous
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Astigmasaura is an extinct genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Huincul Formation of Argentina. The genus contains a single species, Astigmasaura genuflexa, known from an incomplete articulated skeleton.
== Discovery and naming == The Astigmasaura holotype specimen, MAU-Pv-EO-629, was discovered in 2017 in outcrops of the lower Huincul Formation near a YPF oil field ('El Orejano' locality) in northeastern Neuquén Province, Argentina. The specimen is incomplete but fully articulated, comprising 20 , 19 , most of the (both , , and the bottom part of the right ), both , , , and , all five from both feet, four right and five left proximal , and two left pedal (foot claws).
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