Named By: | P. A. Gallina, S. N. Apesteguia, A. Haluza & J. I. Canale in 2014 |
Time Period: | Early Cretaceous, 136.4 Ma |
Location: | Aregentina, Neuquen Province - Bajada Colorada Formation |
Size: | Holotype estimated to be about 9 meters long |
Diet: | Herbivore |
Fossil(s): | Several Vertebrae |
Classification: | | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Sauropoda | Diplodocidae | Diplodocinae | |
Also known as: | | Leikupal | |
Not to be confused with another recent dinosaur discovery in Argentina, Patagotitan.
Leinkupal is a genus of diplodocine sauropod known from the Early Cretaceous (late Berriasian to Valanginian stage) of the Bajada Colorada Formation, southeastern Neuquen Province of Argentina. It contains a single species, Leinkupal laticauda.