Leinkupal

Field photograph to come

DV-0896Bajada Colorada Fm., Argentina

Leinkupal

DV-0896

Lived
139 to 133 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Group
Sauropods, Diplodocidae
Found in
Argentina
Named by
Gallina et al. 2014

Field notes

About Leinkupal

Leinkupal was a plant-eating sauropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 139 to 133 million years ago. It belongs to the family Diplodocidae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Leinkupal, from Argentina. Its fossils come from the Bajada Colorada Formation. It was named by Gallina et al. in 2014.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

1 find

135 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Diplodocidae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: P. A. Gallina, S. Apesteguia, and A. Haluza, J. I. Canale. 2014. A diplodocid sauropod survivor from the Early Cretaceous of South America. PLoS One 9(5):e97128