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LEINKUPAL
(line-ku-pal)
meaning: "Vanishing family"
Leinkupal
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 |
About

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.

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