List of South American dinosaurs

This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from South America.

List of South American Dinosaurs

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Abelisaurus.

Aerosteon.

Amargasaurus.

Antarctosaurus.

Austroraptor.

Argentinosaurus.

Brachytrachelopan.

Carnotaurus.

Dreadnoughtus.

Eoraptor.

Futalognkosaurus.

Giganotosaurus.

Herrerasaurus.

Irritator.

Leonerasaurus.

Mapusaurus.

Oxalaia.

Piatnitzkysaurus.

Quilmesaurus.

Rinconsaurus.

Riojasaurus.

Saltasaurus.

Skorpiovenator.

Staurikosaurus.

Tyrannotitan.

Unenlagia.

Velocisaurus.

Zupaysaurus.

Name	Period	Diet	Country	Notes
Abelisaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Known only from a single skull.
Achillesaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	May be the same as Alvarezsaurus.
Adamantisaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A titanosaur.
Adeopapposaurus	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	Shows that some "prosauropods" may have had keratinous beaks.
Aeolosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Found in Argentina.
Aerosteon	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A megaraptoran with hollow, bird-like bones.
Agustinia	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Once thought to have spikes on its back.
Alnashetri	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	An alvarezsauroid.
Alvarezsaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A strange, bird-like dinosaur.
Amargasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A sauropod with backward-pointing spines on its neck.
Amargatitanis	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A dicraeosaurid formerly thought to be a titanosaur.
Amazonsaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A rebbachisaur.
Amygdalodon	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	One of the few Middle Jurassic sauropods from South America.
Anabisetia	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	An iguanodont; a member of Elasmaria.
Andesaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A basal titanosaur.
Angaturama	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	A Spinosaurinae. Possibly synonimous to Irritator.
Aniksosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Possibly a compsognathid.
Antarctosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	May include one of the largest dinosaurs.
Aoniraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Considered a nomen nudum by some.
Argentinosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Possibly one of the largest known dinosaurs.
Argyrosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Atacamatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Chile	A sauropod.
Aucasaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	The most completely-known abelisaur.
Austrocheirus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Possibly an abelisaur.
Austroraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A fish-hunting dromaeosaur with a long snout and short arms.
Bajadasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A dicraeosaurid.
Barrosasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Baurutitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A lithostrotian titanosaur.
Bayosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Nomen nudum
Bicentenaria	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A basal coelurosaur.
Bonapartenykus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A large alvarezsaurid found in association with its eggs.
‘’Bonapartesaurus’’	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	a hadrosaur.
Bonatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Bonitasaura	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	One of the few titanosaurs from which skull material is known.
Brachytrachelopan	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	A sauropod with a comparatively short neck.
Brasilotitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A sauropod.
Buitreraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A unenlagiine dromaeosaurid.
Campylodoniscus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Known only from teeth.
Carnotaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A theropod with short arms and two horns on top of its head.
Cathartesaura	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Named after the turkey vulture, Cathartes aura
Chilesaurus	Jurassic	herbivore	Chile	Shows characteristics of all major donosaur groups.
Chromogisaurus	Triassic	unknown	Argentina	A basal sauropodomorph.
Chubutisaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A basal titanosauriform.
Clasmodosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Known only from teeth.
Coloradisaurus	Triassic	herbivore	Argentina	Originally called "Coloradia".
Comahuesaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A rebbachisaur.
Condorraptor	Jurassic	carnivore	Argentina	A cousin of Piatnitzkysaurus.
Dreadnoughtus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	One of the more completely known titanosaurs.
Drusilasaura	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A member of the group Lognkosauria.
Ekrixinatosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Its discovery helped fill in gaps in the knowledge of abelisaurs.
Elaltitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Eoabelisaurus	Jurassic	carnivore	Argentina	Despite the name, it may be a primitive ceratosaur.
Eodromaeus	Triassic	carnivore	Argentina	Sometimes cited as the "Eve" of the dinosaurs.
Eoraptor	Triassic	omnivore	Argentina	Thought to be one of the earliest known dinosaurs. Nyasasaurus from Africa may be older.
Epachthosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A titanosaur.
Futalognkosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	A very large titanosaur.
Gasparinisaura	Cretaceous	herbivore	An iguanodont; a member of elasmarian.
Genyodectes	Cretaceous	carnivore	A ceratosaur.
Giganotosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	One of the largest terrestrial carnivorous dinosaurs.
Gnathovorax	Triassic	Carnivore	a basal Saurischian (Herrerasauridae) found in Brazil.
Gondwanatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	Named after the ancient continent of Gondwana.
Guaibasaurus	Triassic	carnivore	Either a basal theropod or sauropodomorph.
Gualicho	Cretaceous	carnivore	Shows tyrannosaurid-like short two-fingered arms; though it may not be a tyrannosaurid.
Herrerasaurus	Triassic	carnivore	One of the oldest known dinosaurs.
Ilokelesia	Cretaceous	carnivore	An abelisaur.
Irritator	Cretaceous	carnivore	Synonymous with "Angaturama".
Isaberrysaura	Jurassic	herbivore	An ornithischian, possibly a stegosaur.
Itapeuasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Brazil	A Brazilian sauropod.
Katepensaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A rebbachisaurid sauropod.
Lajasvenator	Cretaceous	carnivore	Possibly the smallest known allosauroid.
Lapampasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	One of the few South American hadrosaurs.
Laplatasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Laquintasaura	Jurassic	herbivore	Probably a thyreophoran.
Leinkupal	Cretaceous	herbivore	One of the latest surviving diplodocid sauropods.
Leonerasaurus	Triassic or Jurassic	herbivore	A basal sauropodomorph.
Lessemsaurus	Triassic	herbivore	Its relatives are among the earliest known large sauropods.
Leyesaurus	Jurassic	herbivore	A basal sauropodomorph.
Ligabueino	Cretaceous	carnivore	A noasaur.
Ligabuesaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A sauropod.
Limaysaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A rebbachisaurid sauropod.
Loncosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Probably an ornithopod.
Macrogryphosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	An iguanodont; a member of Elasmaria.
Malarguesaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A sauropod.
Manidens	Jurassic	omnivore	A heterodontosaur.
Mapusaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	A carcharodontosaurid that may have hunted in packs.
Maxakalisaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A sauropod.
Megaraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Originally thought to be a giant dromaeosaur.
Mendozasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Mirischia	Cretaceous	carnivore	A compsognathid.
Microcoelus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	May be synonymous with Neuquensaurus
Mussaurus	Triassic	herbivore	A basal sauropodomorph formerly known from only juvenile remains.
Muyelensaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Narambuenatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	A recently discovered titanosaur.
Neuquenraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Probably synonymous with Unenlagia.
Neuquensaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Uruguay & Argentina	A close relative of Saltasaurus.
Noasaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	A small ceratosaur with a light build.
Nopcsaspondylus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Its only fossil, a vertebra, has been lost.
Notoceratops	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	Only a partial jaw was found which was later lost, so it's uncertain whether it was actually a ceratopsian. If so it would be the only one known from South America.
Notocolossus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A large, recently discovered titanosaur.
Notohypsilophodon	Cretaceous	herbivore	An iguanodont; a member of Elasmaria.
Orkoraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	A megaraptoran originally thought to be a compsognathid.
Overosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A relatively small titanosaur.
Oxalaia	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	A close relative of Spinosaurus.
Padillasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Colombia	First and so far only dinosaur to be described in Colombia. Titanosaurid sauropod.
Pampadromaeus	Triassic	herbivore	A basal sauropodomorph.
Pamparaptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	A small dromaeosaurid.
Panamericansaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Named after the Pan American Energy Company.
Panphagia	Triassic	omnivore	Possibly omnivorous.
Patagonykus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	An alvarezsaur.
Patagosaurus	Jurassic	herbivore	Argentina	A close relative of Cetiosaurus.
Pellegrinisaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Petrobrasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Piatnitzkysaurus	Jurassic	carnivore	A megalosauroid theropod.
Pitekunsaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Puertasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A large titanosaur.
Pycnonemosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Possibly the largest abelisaur.
Quetecsaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Quilmesaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Considered a nomen vanum by some.
Rayososaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A close relative of Rebbachisaurus.
Rinconsaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur belonging to the Rinconsauria.
Riojasaurus	Triassic	herbivore	One of the first large sauropodomorphs.
Rocasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A close relative of Saltasaurus.
Saltasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur known to possess osteoderms.
Sanjuansaurus	Triassic	carnivore	A herrerasaurid saurischian.
Santanaraptor	Cretaceous	carnivore	Muscle tissue was found on the holotype specimen.
Sarmientosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Known from a well-preserved skull.
Saturnalia	Triassic	herbivore	A basal sauropodomorph.
Secernosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Argentina	First hadrosaur discovered from South America
Skorpiovenator	Cretaceous	carnivore	An abelisaur.
Staurikosaurus	Triassic	carnivore	Possibly one of the oldest dinosaurs.
Talenkauen	Cretaceous	herbivore	An iguanodont; a member of Elasmaria.
Tapuiasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Taurovenator	Cretaceous	carnivore	A relatively obscure carcharodontosaurid.
Tehuelchesaurus	Jurassic	herbivore	A camarasaurid sauropod.
Thanos	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	Named after the Marvel Comics villain Thanos.
Tralkasaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	An anelisaurid of medium size.
Traukutitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Trigonosaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Tyrannotitan	Cretaceous	carnivore	A large carcharodontosaurid.
Uberabatitan	Cretaceous	herbivore	A titanosaur.
Unaysaurus	Triassic	herbivore	A basal sauropodomorph.
Unenlagia	Cretaceous	carnivore	A very bird-like dromaeosaurid.
Unquillosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	Possibly a relative of Unenlagia.
Velocisaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Argentina	A noasaur, not to be confused with Velociraptor.
Vespersaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	Brazil	Named after the city Vésper in the state of Paraná, where it was found. First Dinosaur to be found in this state
Volkheimeria	Jurassic	herbivore	A sauropod.
Willinakaqe	Cretaceous	herbivore	Probably a chimaera.
Xenotarsosaurus	Cretaceous	carnivore	An abelisaur.
Yamanasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	Ecuador	First dinosaur to be found in Ecuador.
Zapalasaurus	Cretaceous	herbivore	A rebbachisaurid sauropod.
Zupaysaurus	Triassic	carnivore	A basal theropod.

Timeline

This is a timeline of selected dinosaurs from the list above. Time is measured in Ma, megaannum, along the x-axis. Carnivores are shown in red, herbivores in green and omnivores in blue.

Criteria for inclusion

• The creature must appear on the List of dinosaur genera
• Fossils of the creature must have been found in South America
• This list is a complement to Category:Dinosaurs of South America

See also

• List of birds of South America

References

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