Bagualosaurus

DV-1048

Lived: 237 to 206 million years ago, Late Triassic
Group: Early sauropodomorphs
Found in: Brazil
Named by: Pretto et al. 2019

Field notes

About Bagualosaurus

Bagualosaurus was an early sauropodomorph that lived in the Late Triassic, 237 to 206 million years ago.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Bagualosaurus, from Brazil. Its fossils come from the Santa Maria Formation. It was named by Pretto et al. in 2019.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

1 find

220 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Staurikosaurusearly dinosaur
Buriolestesearly sauropodomorph
Gnathovoraxearly dinosaur
Saturnaliaearly sauropodomorph
Pampadromaeusearly sauropodomorph
Gamatavusearly ornithischian

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: F. A. Pretto, M. C. Langer, and C. L. Schultz. 2019. A new dinosaur (Saurischia: Sauropodomorpha) from the Late Triassic of Brazil provides insights on the evolution of sauropodomorph body plan. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 185(2):388-416