Tastavinsaurus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous |
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Leg bones | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Order: | Saurischia |
Suborder: | †Sauropodomorpha |
Clade: | †Sauropoda |
Clade: | †Camarasauromorpha |
Branch: | †Laurasiformes |
Genus: |
†Tastavinsaurus Canudo et al., 2008 |
Species: | †T. sanzi |
Binomial name | |
Tastavinsaurus sanzi Canudo et al., 2008 |
Tastavinsaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur belonging to the Titanosauriformes. It is based on a partial skeleton from the Early Cretaceous of Spain. The type species is Tastavinsaurus sanzi, named in honor of the Rio Tastavins in Spain and Spanish paleontologist Jose Luis Sanz.