Laquintasaura information

Laquintasaura; Temporal range: Early Jurassic, 200.91 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Hettangian
	Reconstruction of Laquintasaura venezuelae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	†Ornithischia
Genus:	†Laquintasaura; Barrett et al., 2014
Species:	†L. venezuelae
Binomial name
	†Laquintasaura venezuelae; Barrett et al., 2014

Laquintasaura is a genus of Venezuelan ornithischian dinosaur containing only the type species Laquintasaura venezuelae. The species was the first dinosaur to have been identified from Venezuela. It is known from extensive remains, all from a singular bonebed locality which has been sampled for specimen blocks over the course of several expeditions, largely led by Marcelo R Sánchez-Villagra. A small, very primitive animal, it is known for its distinct dental anatomy and for being one of the earliest and most primitive ornithischians in the fossil record. Taxonomic uncertainty has led to conflicting theories that it is either as the base of Ornithischia or at the base of the subgroup Thyreophora. In either model, its dating to around 200 million years ago, at the start of the Jurassic, existence in equatorial latitudes, and primitive nature make it a key view into early ornithischian evolution. It's thought that Laquintasaura would've lived in groups and had a possible omnivorous diet, living on a seasonal alluvial plain and being preyed about by the contemporary Tachiraptor.

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Laquintasaura

Thyreophora

Jakapil

Stegosauria

Scelidosaurus

Marginocephalia

Scutellosaurus

Heterodontosauridae

Koreanosaurus

Ankylosauria

Oryctodromeus

Zephyrosaurus

Minimocursor

Kulindadromeus

Xiaosaurus

Nanosaurus

Hypsilophodon

Chilesaurus

Neornithischia

Jeholosauridae

Tachiraptor

Fruitadens

Orodromeus

Albertadromeus

Gongbusaurus

Orodrominae

Haya griva

Emausaurus

Agilisaurus

Tianyulong

Laquintasaura Temporal range: Early Jurassic, 200.91 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Hettangian

Reconstruction of Laquintasaura venezuelae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	†Ornithischia
Genus:	†Laquintasaura Barrett et al., 2014
Species:	†L. venezuelae
Binomial name
†Laquintasaura venezuelae Barrett et al., 2014