Tietasaura
Field photograph to come
Tietasaura
DV-1258 · type species Tietasaura derbyiana
- Lived
- 137 to 126 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Group
- Ornithopods
- Found in
- Brazil
- Named by
- Bandeira et al. 2024
Field notes
About Tietasaura
Tietasaura was a plant-eating ornithopod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 137 to 126 million years ago.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Tietasaura, from Brazil. Its fossils come from the Marfim Formation. It was named by Bandeira et al. in 2024.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
130 million years ago
Close relatives
Other members of Elasmaria.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: K. L. N. Bandeira, B. A. Navarro, and R. V. Pè‚gas, N. S. Brilhante, A. S. Brum, L. G. de Souza, R. C. da Silva, V. Gallo. 2024. A reassessment of the historical fossil findings from Bahia State (Northeast Brazil) reveals a diversified dinosaur fauna in the Lower Cretaceous of South America. Historical Biology