Outline: a typical sauropod
Adamantisaurus
"Adamantina lizard"
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Sauropods
- Named by
- Santucci and Bertini 2006
Where its fossils were found
The evidence
No finds with map coordinates are recorded yet.
Field notes
About Adamantisaurus
What it was like
Adamantisaurus was a titanosaur, a long-necked, four-legged plant eater. It is known only from a few tail bones, so little is known about its size or shape.
Its world
It lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now southeastern Brazil.
How it was found
Santucci and Bertini named Adamantisaurus in 2006. Its bones had been found decades earlier.
Close relatives
Other members of Rinconsauria
Sources: WikidataNamed in: R. M. Santucci and R. J. Bertini. 2006. A new titanosaur from western São Paulo State, Upper Cretaceous Bauru Group, south-east Brazil. Palaeontology 49(1):59-66