Tietasaura

Tietasaura
Diagram showing the known distal femur fragment in white, the rest is shown in gray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Neornithischia
Clade: Ornithopoda
Clade: Elasmaria
Genus: Tietasaura
Bandeira et al., 2024
Species:
T. derbyiana
Binomial name
Tietasaura derbyiana
Bandeira et al., 2024

Tietasaura (meaning "Tieta lizard") is an extinct genus of elasmarian ornithopod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Marfim Formation of Brazil. The genus contains a single species, T. derbyiana, known from a single incomplete femur. Tietasaura is notable for being the first ornithischian dinosaur ever named from Brazil.


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