Jakapil
Jakapil kaniukura
Jakapil (meaning "shield bearer" in Puelchean) is a genus of basal thyreophoran dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-aged) Candeleros Formation of Argentina. The type species is Jakapil kaniukura.
- Family
- Jakapilidae
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Period
- Cretaceous (97.0–94.0 Ma)
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Length
- 1.5 m
- Weight
- 4–7 kg
- Type locality
- Candeleros Formation, Río Negro, Argentina
- Holotype
- MPCN PV 821
- PBDB
- txn:472260