Galleonosaurus

Say it like this: “GAL-ee-on-o-SAWR-us”

Galleonosaurus dorisae

Galleonosaurus ate plants and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in Australia.

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When: Early Cretaceous (Barremian · Aptian · Albian) · roughly 125.8 to 100.5 million years ago
Named in: 2019 · Herne, M. C.; Nair, J. P.; Evans, A. R.; Tait, A. M.
Hip height: Not established
Length: Not established
Weight: Not established
Found in: Australia · Wonthaggi
Food and walking: Herbivore · Two legs
Kind: beaked plant-eater · Ornithopod
Family branch: Elasmaria

The story in short

In 2019, M. C. Herne and colleagues published the name Galleonosaurus. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.

Fossils referred to Galleonosaurus date to the Early Cretaceous (Barremian · Aptian · Albian), roughly 125.8 to 100.5 million years ago. Finds come from Australia, including the Wonthaggi Formation. It was a herbivore and walked on two legs.

The fossils of Galleonosaurus are too incomplete for a responsible length, hip height, or weight, so those fields are left blank on purpose.

On the family tree it sits in Elasmaria, among the ornithopod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

Anabisetia

Anabisetia saldiviai

Late Cretaceous (Turonian) · roughly 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago

Atlascopcosaurus

Atlascopcosaurus loadsi

Early Cretaceous (Barremian · Aptian · Albian) · roughly 125.8 to 100.5 million years ago

Chakisaurus

Chakisaurus nekul

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian · Turonian) · roughly 100.5 to 89.8 million years ago