Kingdom Animalia Superorder Dinosauria Infraorder Sauropoda Phylum Chordata Order Saurischia | Class Sauropsida Suborder Sauropodomorpha Superfamily Diplodocoidea Rank Genus | |
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Similar Limaysaurus, Rayososaurus, Coloradisaurus, Campylodoniscus, Neuquenraptor | ||
Nopcsaspondylus (meaning "Franz Nopcsa's vertebra", in reference to the original describer) is a genus of rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur (a type of large, long-necked quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur) from the Cenomanian-age (Upper Cretaceous) Candeleros Formation of Neuquén, Argentina. It is based on a now-lost back vertebra described by Nopcsa in 1902 but not named at the time. The specimen had a small vertebral body and large hollows, now known to be typical of rebbachisaurids.
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