Kingdom Animalia Clade Dinosauria Family †Hadrosauridae Rank Genus | Class Reptilia Suborder †Ornithopoda Phylum Chordata Order Ornithischia | |
Similar Willinakaqe, Leyesaurus, Comahuesaurus, Alnashetri, Leonerasaurus | ||
Lapampasaurus is an extinct genus of hadrosaurid iguanodont known from the Late Cretaceous Allen Formation (late Campanian or early Maastrichtian stage) of La Pampa Province, Argentina. It contains a single species, Lapampasaurus cholinoi.
The generic name refers to the Argentine province of La Pampa. The specific name honours the late collector José Cholino. The material includes cervical, dorsal, sacral and caudal vertebrae, the forelimb girdle, and the partial hindlimb.
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