A new dinosaur (Theropoda, Spinosauridae) from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Alcântara Formation, Cajual Island, Brazil

A new dinosaur (Theropoda, Spinosauridae) from the Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Alcântara Formation, Cajual Island, Brazil

A new spinosaurid taxon, Oxalaia quilombensis gen. et sp. nov., is described based on the anterior part of a snout and a fragment of a maxilla. These specimens were collected at the Laje do Coringa site, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of the São Luis Basin. Unlike Cristatusaurus and Suchomimus, Oxalai...

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Main Authors: Alexander WA. Kellner, Sergio A.K. Azevedo, Elaine B. Machado, Luciana B. de Carvalho, Deise D.R. Henriques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2011-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
Dinosauria
Spinosauridae
Oxalaia quilombensis
Cenomaniano
Brasil
Cenomanian
Brazil
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