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Oxalaia quilombensis is the eighth officially named theropod species from Brazil and the largest carnivorous dinosaur discovered there. It is closely related to the African genus Spinosaurus, and/or may be a junior synonym of this taxon.
- †O. quilombensis
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SCIENCE. Oxalaia: Brazil’s New, Giant Spinosaur. Riley Black. Science Correspondent. March 21, 2011. Feedloader (Clickability) Paleontologists have not found much of Oxalaia quilombensis. A...
Sep 24, 2023 · Oxalaia quilombensis, commonly known as Oxalaia, was discovered and named in 1999 by a team of Brazilian paleontologists. The generic name Oxalaia is derived from the African deity considered the father of the gods in the Yoruba religion .
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Mar 17, 2024 · Oxalaia is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now the Northeast Region of Brazil. Its fossils, discovered in 1999 and described in 2011, indicate that it was a large predator with a lifestyle possibly similar to that of other spinosaurids which included both hunting and scavenging behaviors.
Jun 2, 2013 · This is the holotype of Oxalaia quilombensis, another spinosaurid named for a snout-tip! It's much younger than Angaturama and Irritator since it comes from the Cenomanian Alcântara Formation...
Mar 1, 2011 · PDF | A new spinosaurid taxon, Oxalaia quilombensis gen. et sp. nov., is described based on the anterior part of a snout and a fragment of a maxilla.... | Find, read and cite all the research...
The full name of the dinosaur is Oxalaia quilombensis. The animal was named by Brazilian palaeontologists Alexander Kellner, Elaine Machado, Sergio Azevedo, Deise Henriques, and Luciana Carvalho. The first part of the dinosaur's name (the genus) comes from an African god.
