Ligabuesaurus leanzai

† Masiakasaurus knopfleri was a noasaurid abelisauroid from the Late Cretaceous Maevarano Formation of Madagascar. At ~1.8m, it was named after Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits; its uniquely prognathous, heterodont teeth were unlike any other known theropod.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Ligabuesaurus leanzai was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Ligabuesaurus leanzai lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.