Berthasaura leopoldinae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Abelisauroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: †Ceratosauria Cladus: †Neoceratosauria Superfamilia: †Abelisauroidea

Familia: †Noasauridae
Genus: †Berthasaura
Species: †Berthasaura leopoldinae

Name

Berthasaura leopoldinae Souza, Soares, Weinschütz, Wilner, Lopes, Araújo & Kellner, 2021

Type locality: Brazil, Cruzeiro do Oeste, "Cemitério dos Pterossauros" site, Goio-Erê Formation

Holotype: MNRJ 7821-V

Etymology: named in honor of Maria Leopoldina of Austria, for the Independence of Brazil Bicentennial that would take place the next year [Souza et al., 2021: 2]

References

Primary references

Souza, G.A., Soares, M.B., Weinschütz, L.C., Wilner, E., Lopes, R.T., Araújo, O.M.O. & Kellner, A.W.A. 2021. The first edentulous ceratosaur from South America. Scientific Reports 11(1): 1–15. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01312-4 Reference page.

Links

Berthasaura leopoldinae – Taxon details on Paleobiology Database.

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