List of South American dinosaurs
Appearance
This is a list of dinosaurs whose remains have been recovered from South America.
List of South American dinosaurs
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Abelisaurus_BW.jpg/150px-Abelisaurus_BW.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Aerosteon_BW.jpg/150px-Aerosteon_BW.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Amargasaurus.jpg/150px-Amargasaurus.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Antarctosaurus_dinosaur.jpg/150px-Antarctosaurus_dinosaur.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Argentinosaurus_BW.jpg/150px-Argentinosaurus_BW.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Brachytrachelopan_BW.jpg/150px-Brachytrachelopan_BW.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Carnotaurus_DB_2.jpg/150px-Carnotaurus_DB_2.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Eoraptor_sketch5.png/150px-Eoraptor_sketch5.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Giganotosaurus_BW.jpg/150px-Giganotosaurus_BW.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Herrerasaurus_BW.jpg/150px-Herrerasaurus_BW.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Irritator_dinosaur.png/150px-Irritator_dinosaur.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Mapusaurus_BW.jpg/150px-Mapusaurus_BW.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Noasaurus-sketch3.jpg/150px-Noasaurus-sketch3.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Rinconsaurus_test_2.jpg/150px-Rinconsaurus_test_2.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Riojasaurus_sketch3.jpg/150px-Riojasaurus_sketch3.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Saltasaurus_dinosaur.png/150px-Saltasaurus_dinosaur.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Skorpiovenator_BW.jpg/150px-Skorpiovenator_BW.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Staurikosaurus_BW.jpg/150px-Staurikosaurus_BW.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Unenlagia_BW.jpg/150px-Unenlagia_BW.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Zupaysaurus.jpg/150px-Zupaysaurus.jpg)
Name Period Diet[1] Notes Abelisaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Achillesaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Adamantisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Adeopapposaurus Jurassic herbivore — Aeolosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Aerosteon Cretaceous carnivore — Agustinia Cretaceous herbivore — Alvarezsaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Amargasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Amargatitanis Cretaceous herbivore — Amazonsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Amygdalodon Jurassic herbivore — Anabisetia Cretaceous herbivore — Andesaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Angaturama Cretaceous carnivore — Aniksosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Antarctosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Argentinosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Argyrosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Atacamatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Aucasaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Austrocheirus Cretaceous carnivore — Austroraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Barrosasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Baurutitan Cretaceous herbivore — Bayosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Bonatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Bonitasaura Cretaceous herbivore — Brachytrachelopan Jurassic herbivore — Buitreraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Campylodoniscus Cretaceous herbivore — Carnotaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Cathartesaura Cretaceous herbivore — Chromogisaurus Triassic unknown — Chubutisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Clasmodosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Coloradisaurus Triassic herbivore — Condorraptor Jurassic carnivore — Domeykosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Drusilasaura Cretaceous herbivore — Ekrixinatosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Eodromaeus Triassic carnivore — Eoraptor Triassic omnivore The earliest known theropod. Epachthosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Futalognkosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Gasparinisaura Cretaceous herbivore — Genyodectes Cretaceous carnivore — Giganotosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Gondwanatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Guaibasaurus Triassic unknown — Herrerasaurus Triassic carnivore — Ilokelesia Cretaceous carnivore — Irritator Cretaceous carnivore Could be synonymous with Angaturama Laplatasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Leonerasaurus Triassic or Jurassic herbivore — Lessemsaurus Triassic herbivore — Ligabueino Cretaceous carnivore — Ligabuesaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Limaysaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Loncosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Macrogryphosaurus Cretaceous herbivore iguanodont Malarguesaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Manidens Jurassic herbivore — Mapusaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Maxakalisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Megaraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Mendozasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Mirischia Cretaceous carnivore — Mussaurus Triassic herbivore — Muyelensaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Narambuenatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Neuquenraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Neuquensaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Noasaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Nopcsaspondylus Cretaceous herbivore — Notoceratops Cretaceous herbivore Only a partial jaw was found and later lost, it's uncertain whether it was actually a ceratopsian. If so it would be the only one known from South America. Notohypsilophodon Cretaceous herbivore — Orkoraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Oxalaia Cretaceous carnivore — Pamparaptor Cretaceous herbivore — Panamericansaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Panphagia Triassic omnivore — Patagonykus Cretaceous carnivore — Patagosaurus Jurassic herbivore — Pellegrinisaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Petrobrasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Piatnitzkysaurus Jurassic carnivore — Pisanosaurus Triassic herbivore — Pitekunsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Puertasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Pycnonemosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Quilmesaurus Cretaceous (unknown) — Rayososaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Rinconsaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Riojasaurus Triassic herbivore — Rocasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Saltasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Sanjuansaurus Triassic carnivore — Santanaraptor Cretaceous carnivore — Saturnalia Triassic herbivore — Sauropodus Cretaceous herbivore — Secernosaurus Cretaceous herbivore First hadrosaur discovered from South America Skorpiovenator Cretaceous carnivore — Spondylosoma Triassic carnivore Possibly a rauisuchian rather than a dinosaur Staurikosaurus Triassic carnivore — Talenkauen Cretaceous herbivore iguanodont Tapuiasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Tehuelchesaurus Jurassic herbivore — Teyuwasu Triassic (unknown) Dubious, see article Traukutitan Cretaceous herbivore — Trigonosaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Tyrannotitan Cretaceous carnivore — Uberabatitan Cretaceous herbivore — Unaysaurus Triassic herbivore — Unenlagia Cretaceous carnivore — Unquillosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Velocisaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Volkheimeria Jurassic herbivore — Willinakaqe Cretaceous herbivore — Xenotarsosaurus Cretaceous carnivore — Zapalasaurus Cretaceous herbivore — Zupaysaurus Triassic carnivore —
Key
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Criteria for inclusion
- The creature must appear on the List of dinosaurs.
- Fossils of the creature must have been found in South America.
- This list is a complement to Category:Dinosaurs of South America.
Notes
- ^ Diet is sometimes hard to determine for dinosaurs and should be considered a "best guess"