Outline: a typical early sauropodomorph
Leyesaurus
"Leyes lizard"
- Lived
- 201 to 175 million years ago, Early Jurassic
- Group
- Early sauropodomorphs, Massospondylidae
- Found in
- Argentina
- Named by
- Apaldetti et al. 2011
Where its fossils were found
The evidence
Today
190 million years ago
Field notes
About Leyesaurus
What it was like
Leyesaurus was a plant eater from the long-necked line that later produced the giant sauropods, a relative of Massospondylus. It is known from a skull, neck bones and parts of the limbs.
Its world
It lived in the Early Jurassic in what is now northwestern Argentina.
How it was found
Apaldetti and colleagues named Leyesaurus in 2011, from a single find. Its name honors the family who found it.
Close relatives
Other members of Massospondylidae
Sources: WikidataNamed in: C. Apaldetti, R. N. Martinez, and O. A. Alcober, D. Pol. 2011. A new basal sauropodomorph (Dinosauria: Saurischia) from Quebrada del Barro Formation (Marayes-El Carrizal Basin), Northwestern Argentina. PLoS ONE 6(11):e26964:1-19