Tapuiasaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited South America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Minas Gerais (Brazil).
Quick facts about Tapuiasaurus:
- Existed from 125 million years ago to 113 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a herbivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Tapuiasaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- H. Zaher, D. Pol, and A. B. Carvalho, P. M. Nascimento, C. Riccomini, P. Larson, R. Juarez-Valieri, R. Pires-Domingues, N. J. da Silva, D. d. A. Campos. 2011. A complete skull of an Early Cretaceous sauropod and the evolution of advanced titanosaurians. PLoS One 6(2):e16663:1-10
